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:
   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:
   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. Alexa Firman:

   Rising inflation costs are real threat to my business, the wasteful spending in Washington has sent inflation through the roof.

2. Mike Pompeo:

   I think there is a shared understanding of threat and a common purpose to ensure to keep energy at the right price and deter this threat.

3. Victor Shih:

   The threat of harsh punishment works to enforce self-quarantine, but will lead to risk avoidance behavior in the aftermath.

4. Deputy President William Ruto:

   There is radicalization by extremist elements in the camp, especially of young people, their recruitment into terror networks, including al Shabaab and al Qaeda, is a threat to the world ... The route to (Islamic State) is established.

5. President Petro Poroshenko:

   The military threat from the east is a tangible reality for decades to come. This threat will not go away in the near future and every generation of Ukrainians must have army experience.