Antonyms for threaten
ˈθrɛt nthreat·en

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1. endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, threaten, imperil, perilverb

   pose a threat to; present a danger to

   "The pollution is endangering the crops"

   Synonyms:
   imperil, stake, venture, peril, jeopardise, endanger, menace, hazard, jeopardize, scupper, expose, adventure

2. threatenverb

   to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:"He threatened me when I tried to call the police"

   Synonyms:
   jeopardize, imperil, jeopardise, endanger, peril, menace

3. threatenverb

   to be a menacing indication of something:"The clouds threaten rain"

   "Danger threatens"

   Synonyms:
   jeopardize, imperil, jeopardise, endanger, peril, menace

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1. threatenverb

   Synonyms:
   menace, augur, forebode, portend, impend, be imminent

How to use threaten in a sentence?

1. Lindsey Graham:

   I don't know from where Leader McConnell gets Leader McConnell confidence President Donald Trump will not take action to interfere with this investigation, given the number of times in recent days Leader McConnell has tweeted or spoken directly or indirectly in ways that I think threaten the investigation led by Leader McConnell.

2. Sutton Stracke:

   She was going through a lot. So I was like, ‘OK, just don’t cry, Sutton’ … I wasn’t going to let someone point their finger at me, cuss at me and threaten me. No.

3. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis:

   This particular pandemic is one where, I don't think nationwide there's been a single fatality under 25. For whatever reason it just doesn't seem to threaten, you know, kids, and we lose in Florida between five and 10 kids a year for the flu. This one, for whatever reason, much more dangerous if you're 65 and plus than the flu, no doubt about that, if you're younger it just hasn't had an impact. So that should factor into how we're viewing this.

4. Analyst Jiyad:

   Grand Ayotallah Sistani wants change while keeping the government stable, grand Ayotallah Sistani wo n’t back Sadr should Grand Ayotallah Sistani choose to escalate street protest in a way that would threaten order or causes a vacuum.

5. Commander Admiral Scott Swift:

   Even now, ships and aircraft operating nearby these features, in accordance with international law are subject to superfluous warnings that threaten routine and commercial operations.

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