Threatens [verb]
Definition of Threatens:
warn, pressure
Synonyms of Threatens:
● Intimidate
● Menace
● Scare
● Portend
● Forewarn
● Caution
● Growl
● Forebode
● Torment
● Presage
● Browbeat
● Bully
● Blackmail
● Admonish
● Snarl
● Spook
● Terrorize
● Cow
● Fulminate
● Abuse
● Scowl
● Augur
● Bluster
● Enforce
● Pressurize
● Comminate
● Flex muscles
● Look daggers
● Make threat
● Push around
● Shake fist at
● Walk heavy
Opposite/Antonyms of Threatens:
● Save
● Relieve
● Defend
● Flatter
● Commend
● Approve
● Please
● Help
● Guard
● Protect
● Alleviate
● Praise
● Compliment
● Assist
Sentence/Example of Threatens:
He threatens with all the rigour of the law those who dare to give his wife an asylum.
God knows where I should be myself if the Governor were to do what he threatens.
He speaks to the demons; he threatens them, and puts them to silence.
It was on the matter of this very peril that threatens you that they came to me.
What a wonderful future have you opened to me if I escape the danger that threatens me now!
And of course—er—any danger that threatens me would—in a way—threaten her.
“It will be ill for the man who threatens us with any,” answered Pharaoh in Spanish.
It is a coward only who threatens one who is not present to defend himself!
But Armstrong is putting up a bluff and threatens to have it overhauled.
Nevertheless, I will save you, if it is in my power, from the danger that threatens you.'