It will threaten the prosperity of the town.
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Threaten
/ˈθɹɛt.n̩/
Synonyms for "threaten" (200 found)
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Closest matches (40)
Strong matches (60)
Related words (100)
harassharmhave a premonitionhave a presentimenthazardhectorhexhopehoverhuffhurtimpairimpendimperilinfectinjureintimidateissue an ultimatumjeopardizejinx
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leanlie aheadlie overlook blacklook forlook forward tolook threateningloomlourlowermaltreatmenacemistreatmolestnearnotifyoutrageoverhangpersecuteplanplay havoc withplay hob withplotpoisonpolluteportendpreapprehendpredictprejudicepresageprojectprophesyput in jeopardysavagescarescatheshakesound the alarmsystematically terrorizetaintterrorizethundertiptip offtormenttortureundermineutter a caveatutter threats againstviolatewarnwarn againstwoundwreak havocwreak havoc onwrong
Verb(12 words)
Noun(9 words)
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4 entrieseconomic threatexplicit threatphysical threatverbal threat
Collocations
5 entriesissue a threatissue threatsmake threatsthreaten legal actionthreaten violence
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
17 total sentences available.
There are dangers that threaten both men and women.
Source: tatoeba (55017)
Thus, they cannot be detected by other animals that threaten them.
Source: tatoeba (63776)
It is only through knowledge that we, as a nation, can cope with the dangers that threaten our society.
Source: tatoeba (277051)
Showing 4 of 17 available sentences.