Antonyms for Threat
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.5 / 2 votes

1. threat

   Antonyms:
   encouragement, allurement, enticement, promise

   Synonyms:
   menace, browbeating, denunciation, intimidation

Matched Categories

1. • Danger
   • Declaration
   • Person
   • Warning

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:4.2 / 5 votes

1. menace, threatnoun

   something that is a source of danger

   "earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan"

   Synonyms:
   threat, scourge, terror, menace

2. threatnoun

   a warning that something unpleasant is imminent

   "they were under threat of arrest"

   Synonyms:
   terror, scourge, menace

3. threatnoun

   declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another

   "his threat to kill me was quite explicit"

   Synonyms:
   terror, scourge, menace

4. terror, scourge, threatnoun

   a person who inspires fear or dread

   "he was the terror of the neighborhood"

   Synonyms:
   threat, flagellum, little terror, menace, bane, panic, brat, affright, scourge, holy terror, terror, nemesis, curse

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. threatnoun

   Synonyms:
   menace, threatening, commination, fulmination, intimidation

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. harmless

   there is no verbal or physical harm that is taken place immediately or as a warning.

   some people see him as a threat, but others see him as harmless.

   Submitted by anonymous on November 17, 2019  

How to use Threat in a sentence?

1. Justin Bronk:

   Most Western air-to-ground munitions for close air support are optimized for being delivered from medium altitude, with a targeting pod, and that’s not really viable near the frontlines because of the Russian ground-based air-defense threat.

2. Kathryn Stebner:

   Without the threat of litigation, companies can do whatever they want.

3. Homeland Security report:

   The department’s CVE efforts are an attempt to protect our nation’s young people from extremists who prey upon the Millennial generation, the department must reframe the conversation to reflect this reality and design a robust program around the protection of our youth, which must include predator awareness and an understanding of radicalization. In doing so, our citizens will be better equipped for this threat.

4. Brett Hankison:

   As soon as I returned fire through that window the threat stopped, and I felt pretty helpless, like there is no way we can challenge this guy with an assault rifle.

5. Ernest Opoku:

   We make our own decisions and we have issued threat upon threat. They (doctors) had to strike first, but it doesn't change the way we want to go about it.

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