Đồng nghĩa của threatens

Alternative for threatens

threatens, threatened, threatening

Đồng nghĩa: admonish, advise, alert, browbeat, bulldoze, bully, caution, forebode, harass, intimidate, menace, terrorize, warn,

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To state one's intention to take hostile action against (someone) in retribution for something done or not done
bullies cows intimidates menaces terrorises terrorizes browbeats pressurises pressurizes scares frightens warns alarms abuses admonishes blackmails blusters cautions comminates enforces forewarns fulminates growls scowls snarls spooks torments leans on flexes muscles issues threats to looks daggers makes threat makes threats against makes threats to pushes around threatens to harm threatens to kill walks heavy shakes fist at coerces bulldozes strong-arms blackjacks forces compels hectors dragoons pressures tyrannizes harasses mau-maus constrains tyrannises domineers badgers hounds bogarts railroads bullyrags oppresses bludgeons obliges impels picks on harries drives presses persecutes nags pushes terrifies influences puts pressure on uses strong-arm tactics on rides roughshod over puts the screws on makes obligates muscles sandbags impresses victimizes squeezes mistreats brainwashes buffaloes goads pesters victimises overbears hustles uses pressure on fast-talks prevails on acts on works on puts under an obligation brings pressure to bear on puts the squeeze on plagues affrights overawes awes steamrollers rides brutalizes brutalises appals appalls subjugates maltreats heckles baits teases dominates prods bounces pushes about twists someone's arm despotizes bosses about bosses around press-gangs scares the bejesus out of puts heat on puts the frighteners on twists one's arm kicks around barbarizes vandalizes chivvies leans worries persuades castigates swaggers irritates hassles turns on the heat rides roughshod inhibits besets shotguns restricts concusses urges hinders represses suppresses vandalises holds a gun to one's head puts the chill on lords it over puts through the wringer petrifies aggrieves distresses high pressures manhandles chivies antagonizes annoys taunts makes an offer they can't refuse puts the arm on overwhelms overpowers misuses antagonises tortures mishandles startles horrifies scarifies shocks panics alarums frights tramples on ill-uses walks all over messes over ill-treats plays the heavy with treats harshly puts down kicks about treads on strikes terror in strikes terror into dismays upsets inspires panic in fills with terror adventures endangers ventures jeopards compromises hazards perils jeopardizes imperils risks makes it hot for someone frightens out of your wits puts the fear of God into makes things hot for someone scares to death impends bothers lowers chills jeopardises gambles with portends looms ramrods whips around utters threats to daunts subdues scares hell out of unnerves ruffles scares off

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To make a threat against someone
endangers imperils jeopardises jeopardizes menaces perils makes vulnerable exposes to danger puts at risk puts on the line puts in jeopardy drives a nail into the coffin of risks hazards exposes compromises jeopards adventures ventures gambles with harms injures damages chances puts in danger poses a threat to leaves vulnerable does harm to prejudices stakes dare lays on the line leaves defenseless lays open weakens undermines jeopardies implicates subjects to loss places in danger puts under suspicion makes liable sells out gambles bets suggests dares asks guesses tries presumes proposes supposes submits wagers skates on thin ice takes a plunge goes for broke takes a chance goes out on limb throws out takes a chance with exposes to risk leaves unprotected tempts fate subjects to gambles on speculates tempts runs the risk runs the risk of lays bare plays with fire sticks your neck out goes out on a limb courts leaves to luck runs the chance tempts fortune has a fling at takes the liberty takes a chance on dices with flirts with takes the risk of chances on dices flirts chances one's arm essays braves assays challenges tosses up draws lots casts lots leaps before looking experimented with rolls the dice hangs by a thread takes a crack at makes a stab at takes the liberty of goes out of one's depth puts eggs in one basket takes shot in the dark puts it on the line subjects stands a chance of makes subject endangers by imperils by puts in jeopardy of jeopardizes by puts at risk of puts in harm's way leaves open leaves unprotected from lays open to punts invests plunges wildcats specs plays plays the market takes a fling takes a risk takes risks has a flutter pours money into takes a venture margins up makes book takes a flier risks doing attempts makes bold to has the temerity takes heart makes so bold as undertakes goes ahead plucks up has the audacity has the guts takes a flyer endeavors has the nerve endeavours has the effrontery hazards doing braves doing takes the liberty of doing has the courage makes bold has the cheek goes so far as faces up to tries your hand plucks up courage takes the risk

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Seem likely to produce an unpleasant or unwelcome result
presages promises announces augurs bodes foreshadows foretells heralds portends prophesies indicates means signals signifies spells warns of betokens forebodes foretokens harbingers amounts to gives a warning of points to adds up to predicts forecasts adumbrates denotes foreshows omens prognosticates vaticinates divines reads calls forbodes bespeaks prefigures forewarns foresees soothsays has a hunch purports offers messages stops implies bids fair senses feels intuits forewarns of marks warns forespells sanctions foreruns designates previses auspicates spaes reveals manifests identifies flags has a feeling calls it figures out psychs out calls the shots hints premonishes sees something coming anticipates suggests envisages projects envisions expects foreknows sees apprehends figures dopes out speculates telegraphs visualizes visualises calls the turn makes book proclaims estimates calculates conjectures predetermines guesses croaks reckons says demonstrates gages shows gathers determines surmises perceives reasons imagines concludes gauges hints at hazards a guess tells of sees it coming infers declares evidences tips discerns plans previsions pictures supposes forefeels presumes judges discloses represents psychs it out crystal balls it fancies thinks likely believes gives notice of witnesses expresses imports symbolizes symbolises sees in the cards shadows backs obfuscates sketches darkens mists obscures intimates outlines clouds prophecies tells dopes divulges psychs pronounces naps sees the future thinks of sees future calls the shot precedes declares arrival indicates the coming of gives warning of conceives visions views sees in your mind's eye conceives of typifies ushers in ballyhoos shows in touts looks comes before betides asserts notes opens the way for paves the way for ascertains hypothesizes deduces theorizes paves the way displays insinuates posits postulates considers thinks daresays presupposes deems trusts contemplates suspects forespeaks halsens leads you to expect seems likely looks like entertains espies assumes evinces premises understands sizes up leads to expect holds probability holds a probability of gives hope holds out hope gives hope of shows signs of theorises hypothesises foretastes testifies connotes plans for attests registers records illustrates brings hope gives every indication of shows all the signs pre-empts tells in advance hopes for looks for draws the inference plans on comes to the conclusion regards as likely counts chickens watches for counts on has a hunch of takes for granted prepares for gets the idea allows for bargains for reckons on takes it as given has sneaking suspicion takes it thinks it likely bargains on waits for contemplates the possibility of counts upon banks on figures on reflects argues proves betrays holds out hopes of gives good grounds for expecting gives an indication of makes known pins down bears witness to testifies to signs flags up signposts pinpoints buttons down pegs points toward points at sees handwriting on wall

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Lessen the effectiveness, power, or ability of, especially gradually or insidiously
undermines weakens sabotages subverts damages hurts impairs compromises disables injures cripples diminishes reduces ruins saps enfeebles hinders impedes spoils botches shakes debilitates disempowers eats away whittles away attenuates blunts challenges corrodes demoralises demoralizes dents destabilises destabilizes digs emasculates foils fouls up frustrates mines sandbags softens thwarts torpedoes tunnels wears wrecks digs out drags through the mud hollows out chips away at clips one's wings queers the pitch of pokes full of holes knocks the bottom out of puts the kibosh on throws a monkey wrench in the works of throws a spanner in the works of destroys disrupts harms lessens undoes erodes consumes wears away uses up decreases crushes breaks has a bad effect on unsettles upsets whittles dislocates pulls the rug out from under knocks off balance demolishes strikes at the foundations minimises undercuts demeans detracts minimizes belittles chips away endangers scotches scuppers devastates smashes shatters blights jeopardizes imperils prejudices blows invalidates bodges jeopardises queers puts at risk plays havoc with enervates vitiates lowers shrinks depletes devitalizes drains exhausts impoverishes wastes etiolates restricts dilutes curbs limits contracts tires checks dissipates constricts bleeds abates wears down pares down cuts back waters down takes the edge off saps the strength of negates detracts from prostrates dims atrophies withers drives a nail into the coffin of unstrengthens kiboshes muzzles hogties emaciates shrivels renders powerless makes unfit makes ineffective makes powerless renders incapable throws monkey wrench in cuts gnaws wears out curtails prunes downscales narrows downsizes cuts down retrenches expends makes feebler soothes lightens adulterates mitigates deflates calms thins rarefies devaluates assuages tempers extenuates offsets eases spends empties makes feeble disturbs infringes evacuates knocks down de-escalates makes weaker deprives of force reduces the power of milks encroaches on pulls the teeth of removes the sting from reduces the powers of strains burns devours absorbs interferes with bankrupts slashes sucks dry overcomes places a limit on digs into runs down draws eats up finishes plays out slims down draws down washes up squanders dries up bleeds dry gradually overcomes slowly lessens slowly diminishes slowly reduces

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To come face to face with (someone) with hostile or argumentative intent
confronts defies tackles beards challenges faces braves opposes accosts resists approaches assaults attacks meets brazens breasts dare dares detains encounters outbraves outfaces waylays collars halts nobbles stops affronts antagonises antagonizes calls out copes with deals with flouts fronts provokes repels scorns squares up to takes aside withstands meets head-on brazens out faces down faces up to faces with goes one-on-one meets eyeball-to-eyeball stands up to tells off calls one's bluff comes up against goes up against makes my day comes face to face with outdares bullies copes mocks denounces spurns disregards insults urges squares off laughs at musters courage runs the gauntlet throws down gauntlet takes on steps over the line knocks chip off shoulder endures suffers experiences bears undergoes sustains goes through lives through tolerates takes swallows comes across stomachs comes into contact with buttonholes hold your own stand your ground feels stands stick to your guns risks ventures puts up with meets with runs into sits through stares down bears the brunt of subjects oneself to resigns oneself to grins and bear submits to flies in face of comes to grips with weathers intimidates cows browbeats overawes outstares catches grabs handles fights tastes has witnesses squares up crosses importunes solicits passes lives has experience of countenances meets head on courts ambushes brooks abides allows stares out stands up against grapples with sticks out rides out knows corners intercepts accepts faces out speaks to submits oneself to stays the course initiates a discussion with gets to grips with looks sth in the eye throws down the gauntlet at hails shoulders assumes prevails against braces oneself for stands fast faces up addresses supports braves out squares off against sits and takes it lives out flies in the face of beats overcomes talks to calls to shouts to toughs out permits tholes admits bears with lives with carries has dealings in surrounds swoops down on attempts pounces on sweats out hacks bides restricts engages runs against observes partakes receives becomes familiar with assimilates sees participates in digests looks straight in the eye tangles battles disobeys appreciates watches tries comes into contact perceives comprehends eyeballs contemns pins down plays derides ridicules repulses sticks despises gibes slights rebels messes with apprehends samples beholds gets contends with braces for plays against takes a stand against sticks fast hangs tough holds out against calls someone's bluff makes a stand questions treats with contempt interviews takes a chance on takes the plunge defies danger takes a chance with puts up a fight against takes a flyer takes a plunge takes a header takes a chance hurls defiance at takes the bull by the horns cross-examines meets face to face invites to debate throws down the gauntlet asks for trouble knocks the chip off one's shoulder starts something does something about it crosses swards contests discusses something with remonstrates with

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