Synonyms for threat
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1. threat

   Synonyms:
   menace, browbeating, denunciation, intimidation

   Antonyms:
   encouragement, allurement, enticement, promise

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1. menace, threatnoun

   something that is a source of danger

   "earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan"

   Synonyms:
   scourge, terror, menace

2. threatnoun

   a warning that something unpleasant is imminent

   "they were under threat of arrest"

   Synonyms:
   terror, scourge, menace

3. threatnoun

   declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another

   "his threat to kill me was quite explicit"

   Synonyms:
   terror, scourge, menace

4. terror, scourge, threatnoun

   a person who inspires fear or dread

   "he was the terror of the neighborhood"

   Synonyms:
   flagellum, little terror, menace, bane, panic, brat, affright, scourge, holy terror, terror, nemesis, curse

Matched Categories

1. • Danger
   • Declaration
   • Person
   • Warning

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1. threatnoun

   Synonyms:
   menace, denunciation

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1. threatnoun

   Synonyms:
   menace, threatening, commination, fulmination, intimidation

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1. List of paraphrases for "threat":

   threats, menace, threatening, danger, threatens, threatened, threaten, risk, hot, non-threat, hazard, jeopardy, intimidation

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1. Thomas Jefferson:

   I believe that justice is instinct and innate, the moral sense is as much a part of our constitution as the threat of feeling, seeing and hearing.

2. Joseph Votel:

   Votel told Fox News’ Catherine Herridge. The intent is to create a situation where NATO can't continue to thrive. Votel said he did not have unique insights into Russian President Vladimir Putin but he believes Putin sees the expansion of NATO ...as a threat to him and I think what they (Moscow) are attempting to do is create these frozen conflicts and create situations that are very, very difficult to resolve along their border. That does, could pose an existential threat, Votel added. He also said Russia is using a hybrid approach to warfare where state and non-state actors are mixing military and non-military capabilities. The result is a coercive effect...using information operations, using manipulation of media , using social media. Since January, Jordan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia – three traditional U.S. allies - have completed significant nuclear energy deals with Russia. Asked if this is evidence of Putin's effort to further expand Russia’s reach, and the seeds of a nuclear arms race in the Middle East, Votel replied it was proof of Moscow's push to challenge the U.S. and expand its influence. Votel said SOCOM is assisting those countries that want to resist Russian influence. We work with partners to help develop their capabilities, we help our embassies with some of their messaging activities that they are doing out there to make sure that truthful information is getting out to populations. We use our civil affairs capability to help connect governments to their populations and strengthen those relationships. In doing that, (we) reduce those vulnerabilities of populations who may be vulnerable to this type of pressure they get from outside countries . Asked about Al Qaeda, Votel said the terror group was diminished in east Africa, Syria and Yemen, but the lesson of the last decade is that the U.S. and its allies must maintain pressure or the groups will reinvent and reconstitute. The leader of Al Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, is believed to be in Pakistan, and has been noticeably silent on the June drone strike that killed the organization's number two , Naser al Wuhayishi, who also was the leader of the Al Qaeda affiliate in Yemen. To me it is a good sign it’s an indication that we have been very effective at isolating him so that is kind of my initial reaction.

3. Prime Minster Manuel Valls:

   Never has the threat been so high.

4. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie:

   Life is confusing enough right now for our children, think about those kids in Los Angeles who last week had their entire district closed because of a threat. Think about what they felt like the next day when they went back to school. Did they feel completely comfortable, did they feel like they were safe? How did their mothers and fathers feel when they sent them to school that day? And now today the Nashua schools are closed, based on a threat as well. How are those kids going to feel when they go back to school?

5. The NHL:

   The NHL and the NHL Players’ Association will retain full authority to decide not to participate should COVID-19 conditions worsen or otherwise pose a threat to the health and safety of NHL Players, or for any other reason that may warrant such decision.