Synonyms for threatened
threat·ened

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1. threatenedadjective

   (of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered

   "the spotted owl is a threatened species, not yet an endangered one"

   Antonyms:
   invulnerable

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1. List of paraphrases for "threatened":

   endangered, threat, jeopardized, threats, threatening, jeopardised, menacées, vowed, compromised, extirpated, danger

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1. Nadia Thomas:

   People were shouting at me in the street' you're pretty for a Black girl, you should use your looks instead of your voice,' and' White supremacy will always win.' I was threatened online by people saying they were going to attack, kill me and come after my family.

2. Scott Squires:

   I simply did what I’m required to do under Army regulations and my endorser’s rules, i am shocked that I would even be investigated, let alone threatened with punishment, for following the rules.

3. Pedro Alonso:

   In many countries, progress is threatened by the rapid development and spread of mosquito resistance to insecticides. Drug resistance could also jeopardize recent gains in malaria control.

4. Walmart International:

   The purported rationale of such regulations is to protect small retail players who are seen to be threatened.

5. United States:

   Kim Yo Jong really are threatened by superior American and South Korean military power, Kim Yo Jong need nuclear weapons to try and prevent an invasion in Kim Yo Jong view, kim Yo Jong feel the need to equate Kim Yo Jong nuclear program with the( United States and South Korean) military alliance and claims the military alliance is a nuclear threat, when there's no real grounds for Kim Yo Jong.