Synonyms 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, denounce, defy

2. threatenverb

   Synonyms:
   portend, presage, forebode, augur, foreshadow, prognosticate, indicate

3. threatenverb

   Synonyms:
   impend, be near at hand, be imminent, stare one in the face

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1. threatenverb

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

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1. List of paraphrases for "threaten":

   endanger, threatens, threat, jeopardise, jeopardize, threatening, threats, imperil, undermine

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1. Lara Trump:

   Well, look, The President wasn't doing anything, I don't think, to provoke people to threaten this woman at all, the President was having fun at a Trump rally.

2. Patricio Varela:

   They're trying to threaten the authorities and the state as it fights organized crime.

3. Dan Coats:

   China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea increasingly use cyber operations to threaten both minds and machines in an expanding number of ways - to steal information, to influence our citizens, or to disrupt critical infrastructure, moscow's relationship with Beijing is closer than it's been in many decades.

4. Deane Jordan:

   Chain letters are not illegal. What is illegal is to threaten lives in such letters or solicit money.

5. Pascal Bardin:

   Depending on how it goes, this vote could threaten global security, national stability and our values.