A promise given under a threat is worthless.
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Threat
/ˈθɹet/
Synonyms for "threat" (116 found)
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Closest matches (24)
Noun(12 words)
menaceintimidationact of forcingaffrightaggressionapproach of nightassaultassaultsbludgeonbogeymanbogeymencoerce
admonishmentadmonitionalarmbreakers aheadcardhousecause for alarmcautioncaveatcoercioncomminationcrisis
Adverb(1 words)
coercively pressure students
Strong matches (34)
dangerdangerous grounddenunciationdeterrent exampleduressemergencyendangermentexamplefinal noticefinal warningforebodingforewarninggaping chasmgathering cloudshazardhinthouse of cardsimminence
Noun(13 words)
Verb(2 words)
disrupt ecosystem servicesimperiling
Adjective(1 words)
historical risk
Related words (58)
Noun(22 words)
intimidateintimidatingitalian rischioloomloomingmenacesmore hazardousnoosesperilsplaguingriskrisk ofrisksscourgespecterspectersspectreterrorterrorsthreatening
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Adverb(1 words)
more historical risk
Adjective(1 words)
social danger
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More general
10 entriesMore specific
8 entriescyber threatdeath threateconomic threatthreat of legal actionthreat of sanctionsthreat of violencethreat to lifeverbal threat
Collocations
9 entriescredible threatcyber threatdeath threatperceived threatpose a threatsecurity threatthreat assessmentthreat levelthreat model
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
19 total sentences available.
Nuclear weapons are a threat to all humanity.
Source: tatoeba (21720)
Nuclear weapons are a threat to the human race.
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But the Nobel Committee said that poverty was a threat to world peace, and Mother Teresa worked against poverty.
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