threaten

Verbs

  • (v) pose a threat to; present a danger to
    • The pollution is endangering the crops
    endanger, imperil, jeopardise, jeopardize, menace, peril,
  • (v) to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:"He threatened me when I tried to call the police"
  • (v) to be a menacing indication of something:"The clouds threaten rain"
    • Danger threatens

Synonyms

endanger imperil jeopardise jeopardize menace peril

Words of close approximity

threatened threatened abortion threatening threateningly