Synonyms for threat
θrɛtthreat

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1. threat

   Synonyms:
   menace, browbeating, denunciation, intimidation

   Antonyms:
   encouragement, allurement, enticement, promise

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.2 / 5 votes

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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How to use threat in a sentence?

1. Rodrigo Olivares-Caminal:

   If you don't have CACs, you will always have the threat of having holdouts, the countries to focus on are the big ones that are in distress at the moment, Venezuela and Brazil. It is not an issue right now but you should also keep in the back of your mind Russia, and don't forget Africa either.

2. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu:

   But we have all decided that if they don't we will proceed because we do not believe that currently their entry into the market will create too much of a threat for the next year.

3. Jess Phillips:

   We all get abuse, and I've had a death threat this week that literally quoted The Prime Minister and used the Prime Minister's name and words in a death threat that was delivered to my staff.

4. Jody Boulineau:

   Sometimes it's just kind of the threat of it being there becomes a deterrent in itself, it's just one more tool that we have in our disciplinary toolbox that we can use.

5. Jasmine Opperman:

   Boko Haram is now part and parcel of theISIS-aligned international jihadist threat, any deterring operation will have to take into account Boko Haram, and that means greater international involvement in an area already overwhelmed by foreign presence and interests.