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threat
noun as in warning; danger
Strong matches
bluff, commination, fix, foreboding, foreshadowing, fulmination, impendence, omen, portent, presage, thunder
Weak match
Example Sentences
Jacob Murphy opened the scoring - netting his first of the campaign - and the forward was Newcastle's biggest threat in the first half.
The hosts defended well but had to do so in numbers against a Kangaroos side that looked a well-oiled machine whenever they advanced with their attacking threat.
However, it doesn’t pose a threat to humans, according to Monjaraz Ruedas, who likened it to the strength of bee venom.
The military buildup, bombing and threat of more in the name of liberty is one of the oldest moves in the American foreign policy playbook.
Despite the clear absence of an “imminent threat of death or serious injury” or “grave threat to life,” the U.S.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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