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threatens

VERB

warn, pressure

Synonyms

STRONGEST

intimidate menace scare

STRONG

abuse admonish augur blackmail bluster browbeat bully caution comminate cow enforce forebode forewarn fulminate growl portend presage pressurize scowl snarl spook terrorize torment

WEAK

flex muscles look daggers make threat push around shake fist at walk heavy

Antonyms

STRONGEST

assist help

STRONG

approve commend compliment defend flatter please praise

WEAK

alleviate guard protect relieve save

VERB

endanger

Synonyms

STRONGEST

imperil jeopardize warn

STRONG

advance approach brewing forebode foreshadow frighten impend loom overhang portend presage

WEAK

be dangerous be gathering be imminent be in the air be in the offing be on the horizon come on hang over put at risk put in jeopardy

Antonyms

WEAK

alleviate guard help protect relieve save

Example Sentences

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Washington and Beijing are weighing the launch of official discussions about artificial intelligence, said people familiar with the matter, as their AI competition threatens to become the arms race of the digital era.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

It threatens to become an all-consuming task for the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

While Cal resists this parental rigidity, the two do share something fundamental that threatens their community’s long-held foundations.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The researchers also warned that fires fuelled by climate change have become a "dangerous new normal" which threatens to reverse the recent gains made by government efforts to tackle deforestation.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Michael is only six and he has to wait for anything left over unless Mam threatens us from the bed that we’re to help our small brother.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt