Synonyms for Threat
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1. threat

   Synonyms:
   menace, browbeating, denunciation, intimidation

   Antonyms:
   encouragement, allurement, enticement, promise

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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

Matched Categories

1. • Danger
   • Declaration
   • Person
   • Warning

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1. threatnoun

   Synonyms:
   menace, denunciation

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1. threatnoun

   Synonyms:
   menace, threatening, commination, fulmination, intimidation

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1. List of paraphrases for "threat":

   threats, menace, threatening, danger, threatens, threatened, threaten, risk, hot, non-threat, hazard, jeopardy, intimidation

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1. Jordan Alice G. Wells:

   The United States is committed to standing with Jordan to face the threat posed by Daesh, as you employ these aircraft in the fight against Daesh, know that we will be standing right there next to you.

2. Thomas Homan:

   Our goal is to build cooperative, respectful relationships with our law enforcement partners, we willcontinuecollaborating with them to help ensure that illegal aliens who may pose a threat to our communities are not released onto the streets to potentially harm individuals living within our communities.

3. Hoshiyar Zebari:

   After all these years nobody wants to see a caliphate of hatred. They are no longer an existential threat to our existence. They are still a very very serious threat, how long it will take? I don’t have the crystal ball to tell you. It will take some time. I think we are winning, they are losing.

4. Rochelle Walensky:

   This virus is an opportunist, as long as there are those who are not vaccinated, Covid-19 will remain a threat.

5. State Department spokesman Mark Toner:

   The United States continues to be a steadfast ally, friend, and partner to the ROK, the US-ROK alliance will continue to be a linchpin of regional stability and security, and we will continue to meet all our alliance commitments, especially with respect to defending against the threat from North Korea.