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What is another word for
threaten
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To state one's intention to take hostile action against (someone) in retribution for something done or not done
To be on the verge of inflicting harm or danger
To make a threat against someone
Seem likely to produce an unpleasant or unwelcome result
Lessen the effectiveness, power, or ability of, especially gradually or insidiously
Intimidating for money
To rule over or control arbitrarily or arrogantly
Attack
Cast a shadow over
Appear as a vague form, especially one that is large or threatening
To surround with troops
To determine the future or the fate of something in advance
Inform someone in advance of a possible danger, problem, or other unpleasant situation
To come face to face with (someone) with hostile or argumentative intent
Talk in a loud, aggressive, or indignant way with little effect
To say something quickly and irritably
To make a loud, deep cry
To be on the verge of transpiring, occurring or happening
To come close in quantity or quality
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Verb
▲
To state one's intention to take hostile action against (someone) in retribution for something done or not done
bully
cow
intimidate
menace
terrorise
UK
terrorize
US
browbeat
pressurise
UK
pressurize
US
scare
frighten
warn
alarm
abuse
admonish
blackmail
bluster
caution
comminate
enforce
forewarn
fulminate
growl
scowl
snarl
spook
torment
lean on
flex muscles
issue threats to
look daggers
make threat
make threats against
make threats to
push around
threaten to harm
threaten to kill
walk heavy
shake fist at
coerce
bulldoze
strong-arm
blackjack
force
compel
hector
dragoon
tyrannize
US
pressure
harass
domineer
constrain
mau-mau
tyrannise
UK
badger
hound
bogart
railroad
bullyrag
oppress
bludgeon
pick on
oblige
harry
drive
impel
persecute
press
nag
push
ride roughshod over
terrify
influence
put pressure on
use strong-arm tactics on
put the screws on
buffalo
mistreat
sandbag
obligate
impress
muscle
make
victimize
US
squeeze
brainwash
goad
pester
victimise
UK
overbear
hustle
use pressure on
fast-talk
prevail on
act on
work on
bring pressure to bear on
put under an obligation
put the squeeze on
boss about
boss around
maltreat
plague
affright
overawe
awe
steamroller
ride
brutalize
US
brutalise
UK
kick around
appall
US
appal
UK
subjugate
tease
heckle
bait
dominate
prod
bounce
push about
despotize
press-gang
scare the bejesus out of
put heat on
put the frighteners on
twist somebody's arm
inhibit
trample on
tread on
vandalize
US
barbarize
kick about
lean
chivvy
assault
violence
worry
persuade
push someone around
castigate
ride roughshod
turn on the heat
irritate
hassle
swagger
vandalise
UK
urge
hinder
suppress
concuss
beset
repress
shotgun
restrict
petrify
put through the wringer
lord it over
put the chill on
annoy
antagonize
US
chivy
taunt
high pressure
twist one's arm
antagonise
UK
force somebody's hand
make an offer they can't refuse
put the arm on
tyrranize
aggrieve
distress
shock
panic
alarum
scarify
horrify
startle
fright
manhandle
misuse
overwhelm
overpower
strike terror in
dismay
strike terror into
upset
torture
mishandle
fill with terror
inspire panic in
put down
be cruel to
walk all over
play the heavy with
ill-treat
mess over
treat harshly
ill-use
be brutal to
venture
imperil
risk
compromise
endanger
hazard
peril
jeopard
adventure
jeopardize
US
scare to death
make things hot for someone
make it hot for someone
put the fear of God into
frighten out of your wits
portend
bother
jeopardise
UK
chill
loom
gamble with
impend
lower
bad-eye
ramrod
whip around
utter threats to
daunt
subdue
scare hell out of
unnerve
ruffle
twist someone's arm
scare off
more ❯
“I am a non-violent person and I would not intentionally
threaten
Mike or anyone else for that matter.”
Verb
▲
To be on the verge of inflicting harm or danger
be imminent
be likely
menace
overhang
be approaching
be brewing
be close
be gathering
be near
impend
loom
advance
approach
be anticipated
be at hand
be coming
be expected
be looming
be on the horizon
brewing
cloud
compromise
hang over
hover
hover over
impend over
lurk
pressure
warn
be close at hand
be coming soon
be coming up
be forthcoming
be impending
be in prospect
be likely to happen
be dangerous
be in the wind
be just around the corner
be on the way
come on
creep up
hang over someone
be on the cards
hang over someone's head
be in the air
be in the offing
brew
draw near
be threatening
be ominously close
overshadow
portend
lower
hang
presage
imperil
frighten
forebode
appear
foreshadow
jeopardize
US
jeopardise
UK
put in jeopardy
be in the cards
put at risk
tower
mount
soar
rise
dominate
overtop
reveal
rear
near
issue
gather
dawn
bulk
emanate
show
impress
top
await
figure
rise up
rear up
seem large
make up
come up
come on the scene
come out
stand out
seem huge
come forth
break through
more ❯
Verb
▲
To make a threat against someone
endanger
imperil
jeopardise
UK
jeopardize
US
menace
peril
make vulnerable
be a danger to
be a threat to
expose to danger
put at risk
put on the line
put in jeopardy
drive a nail into the coffin of
risk
hazard
compromise
expose
jeopard
adventure
venture
gamble with
harm
injure
damage
chance
put in danger
leave vulnerable
be detrimental to
do harm to
pose a threat to
chance it
prejudice
gamble
stake
be careless
leave defenseless
lay open
lay on the line
undermine
weaken
jeopardy
implicate
place in danger
leave unprotected
expose to risk
subject to
tempt fate
be prejudicial to
put under suspicion
sell out
overhang
hang over
hover over
impend over
loom over
bet
guess
dare
suggest
ask
presume
propose
suppose
try
submit
wager
go for broke
throw out
go out on limb
skate on thin ice
take a plunge
take a chance
take a chance with
make liable
subject to loss
play into one's hands
stick one's neck out
leave in the middle
put on the spot
more ❯
“Oil drilling would likely
threaten
and compromise B.C. industries, such as tourism, and commercial and recreational fishing.”
Verb
▲
Seem likely to produce an unpleasant or unwelcome result
presage
promise
announce
augur
bode
foreshadow
foretell
herald
portend
prophesy
indicate
mean
signal
signify
spell
warn of
betoken
forebode
foretoken
harbinger
amount to
be a warning of
give a warning of
point to
add up to
be a harbinger of
be an omen of
be an indication of
be a sign of
be evidence of
predict
forecast
denote
adumbrate
foreshow
omen
prognosticate
vaticinate
read
call
divine
forbode
bespeak
forewarn
prefigure
crystal-ball
foresee
soothsay
have a hunch
mark
imply
purport
reveal
designate
manifest
forewarn of
offer
stop
message
feel
sense
auspicate
previse
spae
intuit
bid fair
flag
be symptomatic of
identify
forespell
warn
forerun
sanction
preindicate
be a symptom of
to foreshadow
be a presage of
be the harbinger of
call it
psych out
figure out
call the shots
have a feeling
be an omen
premonish
hint
see coming
be in the cards
suggest
intimate
insinuate
proclaim
connote
express
import
show
infer
allude to
hint at
communicate
allude
intend
constitute
comprise
tell of
say indirectly
give an inkling
drive at
give a clue
give someone to understand
give someone to believe
convey the impression
allude to the fact
give notice of
pronounce
involve
impute
evidence
usher in
cue
implicate
leak
refer to
get at
tip off
make out
knell
point toward
approximate to
equal
declare
be equivalent to
represent
spell out
symbolize
US
convey
entail
disclose
impart
make known
stand for
add up
broach
ascribe
flash
symbolise
UK
angle
refer
expose
lead to
result in
flag up
remind
make a reference to the fact
give a hint
say in passing
let it be known
launch
celebrate
introduce
declare arrival
ring something in
display
give warning of
indicate the coming of
cause
precede
register
bring about
bring on
clue
be tantamount to
bring
orthographize
affirm
air
assert
rumor
US
rumour
UK
predicate
anticipate
be the cause of
state
leave evidence
leave tracks
leave trace
let cat out of bag
make reference to the fact
spill the beans
drop a hint
give someone an inkling of
tip someone the wink about
end in
boil down to
come down to
shadow
telegraph
show in
ballyhoo
tout
typify
divulge
voice
matter
be a forerunner
come before
have overtones of
have an aura of
give the impression of
smack of
have undertones of
give a feeling of
be associated with
have an atmosphere of
exhibit
nod
prompt
profess
utter
be a precursor of
pave the way for
open the way for
characterize
US
distinguish
vent
inform of
pave the way
be in the wind
prove
symbol
argue
peg
substitute for
characterise
UK
finger
tab
tag
make
wink
talk
carry
evince
tell
sign
bear
set forth
make public
make plain
correspond to
equate with
be a mark of
put down for
put finger on
hang sign on
mention
whisper
inform
acquaint
drop
apprise
coax
solicit
advise
require
impose
concern
cover
warrant
encompass
oblige
stipulate
include
command
tip the wink
jog memory
touch on
refer to the fact
bring up
demand
incorporate
occasion
necessitate
engage
tip one's hand
put flea in ear
let out of bag
give rise to
call for
presuppose
more ❯
“There were heavy downpours even before Scotland's biggest rock and pop festival kicked off and the rain
threatened
to upstage the performers.”
Verb
▲
Lessen the effectiveness, power, or ability of, especially gradually or insidiously
undermine
weaken
sabotage
subvert
damage
hurt
impair
compromise
disable
injure
cripple
diminish
reduce
ruin
sap
enfeeble
hinder
impede
mar
spoil
botch
shake
debilitate
disempower
eat away
whittle away
attenuate
blunt
challenge
corrode
demoralise
UK
demoralize
US
dent
destabilise
UK
destabilize
US
dig
emasculate
foil
foul up
frustrate
mine
sandbag
soften
thwart
torpedo
tunnel
wear
wreck
dig out
drag through the mud
hollow out
chip away at
clip one's wings
queer the pitch of
poke full of holes
knock the bottom out of
put the kibosh on
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
throw a spanner in the works of
destroy
harm
disrupt
break
lessen
undo
demolish
decrease
smash
upset
crush
devastate
shatter
mess up
blight
prejudice
invalidate
queer
consume
erode
wear away
use up
whittle
unsettle
have a bad effect on
dislocate
pull the rug out from under
undercut
minimise
UK
minimize
US
detract
demean
belittle
chip away
knock off balance
strike at the foundations
scupper
scotch
endanger
imperil
jeopardize
US
vitiate
be detrimental to
bodge
blow
worsen
jeopardise
UK
deteriorate
be prejudicial to
put at risk
be disadvantageous to
play havoc with
enervate
be deleterious to
deface
flaw
disfigure
endamage
bloody
blemish
crab
tarnish
disqualify
devalue
tweak
unfit
cheapen
devaluate
debase
ding
total
cross up
make useless
lose strength
rough up
hamper
interrupt
terminate
attack
nullify
eradicate
dispatch
stymie
incapacitate
ravage
dash
quash
eliminate
prevent
end
obliterate
annul
block
quell
abolish
kill
extinguish
decimate
bollix
annihilate
suppress
abort
obstruct
break down
interfere with
break up
screw up
intrude on
muck up
defeat
do for
stop
derail
put paid to
check
baulk
UK
snooker
oppose
balk
US
put an end to
nobble
crimp
cramp
put a stop to
put the mockers on
forestall
neutralize
US
baffle
counter
disappoint
impoverish
skin
checkmate
neutralise
UK
louse up
discomfit
beat
outwit
circumvent
bring down
root
traverse
curb
bilk
dodge
ditch
duck
restrain
upset the apple cart
put the stopper on
put a spoke in someone's wheel
halt
give the slip
stand in the way of
finish something
finish off
make an end of
bring to a close
prohibit
dish
bring to an end
cease
put the lid on
counteract
be the end of
elude
hang up
promote
halt in its tracks
get around
run circles around
rattle
throw monkey wrench in
throw a monkey wrench in the works
shake off
shuffle off
give the run-around
faze
skip
nip in the bud
run rings around
throw a spanner in the works
disconcert
juke
buffalo
overturn
topple
squelch
cancel out
make a mess of
render ineffective
overreach
outmaneuver
US
outmanoeuvre
UK
outfox
wrack
abate
have
outsmart
offset
raze
craze
overthrow
unbuild
balls up
blow a hole in
work against
make waves
cow
bring to naught
dispirit
subdue
bust
degrade
overcome
overwhelm
overpower
vanquish
demote
humiliate
downgrade
disrate
tame
bring to ruin
cause instability
bring someone to their knees
rout
trammel
snafu
confuse
pit
double-cross
cross
match
cook someone's goose
hold up
take wind out of
take down
play off
upset one's apple cart
more ❯
Verb
▲
Intimidating for money
blackmail
milk
bleed
compel
exact
force
squeeze
coerce
dragoon
intimidate
wrest
wring
extort
press-gang
badger
bribe
demand
extract
ransom
shake
extort money from
shake down
demand hush money from
hold to ransom
put the shake on
cheat
obtain under duress
screw
bully
rack
skin
ice
secure
elicit
get
stick
obtain
pinch
educe
fleece
sting
wrench
evince
soak
gouge
clip
blackmail someone for
hold up
put screws to
obtain by threats
put the arm on
worm something out of someone
pull one's leg
put the bite on someone for
make pay through nose
obtain by force
obtain by threat
twist
pull
pry
strain
derive
yank
evoke
prize
corkscrew
uproot
evolve
turn
drag
tear out
root out
draw
take
gain
draw out
contort
bring out
dislodge
rend
assault
blast
ravish
gather
defile
burst
develop
glean
deduce
oppress
pressurise
UK
constrain
pressure
pressurize
US
use violence on
rick
sprain
conclude
reap
infer
seize
crick
attain
acquire
procure
injure
dislocate
stretch
distort
hurt
damage
hold a knife to
bleed someone of something
choke
compress
push
throttle
strangle
snatch
bend
put out of joint
pervert
tweak
rip
tear
grab
tug
heave
prise
peel
pluck
jerk
win
falsify
grasp
take by force
usurp
wrestle
remove by force
induce
excite
prompt
trigger
inspire
provoke
raise
kindle
generate
bring about
cause
engender
call forth
bring forth
bring
spark off
give rise to
produce
fetch
stimulate
rattle
occasion
bite
arm-twist
worm out
draw forth
put muscle on
bring to light
more ❯
Verb
▲
To rule over or control arbitrarily or arrogantly
domineer
bully
browbeat
hector
intimidate
menace
boss
boss around
pressurise
UK
pressurize
US
tyrannise
UK
tyrannize
US
bluster
oppress
persecute
swagger
terrorise
UK
terrorize
US
boss about
bulldoze
order about
overbear
push about
push around
subjugate
bend
be overbearing
dictate to
dominate
henpeck
order around
predominate
preponderate
prevail
railroad
reign
rule
squeeze
strong-arm
give orders to
lord it over
ride roughshod over
trample on
kick around
lean on
run things
walk all over
call the shots
keep under thumb
push the buttons
rule the roost
run the show
throw weight around
use strong-arm tactics on
be in the saddle
in the driver's seat
lead by the nose
put the screws on
rule with an iron hand
rule with a rod of iron
overrule
harass
coerce
torment
hound
control
command
badger
dictate
cow
pressure
dragoon
harry
pick on
govern
influence
lead
force
compel
pester
master
push
bludgeon
bullyrag
blackjack
frighten
run
bogart
mau-mau
manage
victimize
US
nag
lay down the law
hold sway
constrain
direct
victimise
UK
ride
sway
monopolize
US
head
overshadow
monopolise
UK
mistreat
pull rank
maltreat
abuse
repress
scare
scold
overawe
subdue
steamroller
berate
goad
oblige
exercise authority
bother
enslave
give orders
buffalo
overpower
despotize
subject
eclipse
tell what to do
enforce
outshine
conquer
handle
torture
administrate
override
superabound
put pressure on
preside over
call the tune
exercise control over
head up
prevail over
have one's way
hold sway over
play first fiddle
have the upper hand over
have upper hand
treat harshly
sit on top of
tread on
put on airs
pull rank on
kick about
act big
drive
impel
lord it over someone
outnumber
order
castigate
lean
push someone around
act the tin god
reign supreme
oversee
superintend
determine
detract from
quarterback
supervise
captain
twist somebody's arm
put heat on
spearhead
put the frighteners on
press
regulate
hustle
prod
brainwash
put through the wringer
put the chill on
suppress
crush
persuade
steer
tyrranize
aggrieve
distress
manhandle
domineer over
trample
have power over
bring pressure to bear on
misuse
overwhelm
try to control
take charge
hassle
have control of
keep down
grind down
trample underfoot
hold down
rule despotically
brutalize
US
brutalise
UK
mishandle
have command over
be pre-eminent over
heckle
be in charge
prevail on
walk heavy
ride roughshod
fast-talk
put under an obligation
act on
put the squeeze on
press-gang
work on
use pressure on
turn on the heat
treat brutally
bring someone to their knees
have someone under your thumb
outweigh
disparage
taunt
put down
be cruel to
play the heavy with
ill-treat
mess over
ill-use
be brutal to
annoy
reproach
revile
provoke
carp
afflict
upbraid
grip
haze
carry most weight
have the upper hand
be dominant
be in control
tell
carry weight
get the upper hand
occupy
criticize
US
administer
terrify
niggle
dog
chide
needle
wear the crown
be monarch
be sovereign
be in the driver's seat
sit
wield the sceptre
hold power
helm
occupy the throne
be queen
be king
sit on the throne
be in power
daunt
triumph
obtain
tyrannize over
be autocratic
bug
irritate
pick at
cavil
fuss
be prevalent
criticise
UK
peck at
unnerve
be supreme
awe
ruffle
find fault
be customary
be the order of the day
affright
spook
appall
US
plague
appal
UK
give a hard time
twist someone's arm
scare off
hegemonize
subordinate
vanquish
pacify
scare the bejesus out of
take over
be in control of
have ascendancy over
be in command of
be in charge of
have the whip hand over
wear the trousers
be the boss of
keep under your thumb
be at the helm
rule the roost in
have the upper hand in
have mastery over
more ❯
Verb
▲
Attack
come at
attack
fly
jump
leap
leap at
pounce
assail
assault
charge
fall upon
fly at
go for
invade
light into
rush
beset
storm
turn on
go in on
descend upon
sick
bushwhack
pounce on
pounce upon
trash
blitz
raid
jump on
sic
tear into
set upon
set on
descend on
strike
lay into
infiltrate
set in on
go in
make a foray on
make a raid on
attempt to capture
make an onslaught on
take by storm
capture
make a sortie on
take
aggress
swoop on
take down
penetrate
conduct an offensive on
surge into
march into
take on
surge over
belabour
UK
mug
accost
set about
launch oneself at
work over
weigh into
besiege
sail into
vilify
let fly at
impugn
malign
hit out at
have a go at
maltreat
fall on
lash out at
blister
wade into
round on
beat up
lace into
have at
launch an attack on
make an assault on
belabor
US
bust
let someone have it
encounter
get stuck into
pitch into
molest
overwhelm
ambush
conquer
seize
overrun
occupy
plunder
go at
ravage
win
secure
set at
beat up on
breach
pillage
bombard
strike at
maraud
infringe
infest
surprise
permeate
hit
lunge at
descend
fire on
blast
swarm
overspread
swarm over
foray into
rough up
advance on
make inroads on
launch an attack
jump at
take somebody or something by storm
strike out at
overcome
wade into someone
charge at
run at
pummel
US
pound
thrash
beat
beat someone up
harry
fight
quarrel
wallop
hammer
sally
shoot down
paste
bomb
torpedo
arrive in hordes
come in force
blindside
smash
abuse
slam
potshot
excoriate
lambast
tackle
castigate
bash
scathe
lambaste
vituperate
savage
knock about
do over
terrorize
US
give someone a beating
march on
swoop down upon
sally forth
dive into
pummelled
UK
knock around
duff up
terrorise
UK
advance
waylay
smite
afflict
devastate
open fire on
combat
strafe
beat the living daylights out of
encroach
wade in
lie in wait for
hold up
shell
assault someone
lay into someone
set upon someone
fall upon someone
make an assault
make an attack
fall on someone
deal a blow to
deal a blow
fire at
begin hostilities
annex
US
begin an assault
take the offensive
gain
swamp
flood
violate
infect
inundate
pervade
take over
exceed
outrun
overshoot
overgrow
surpass
plague
crash
meddle
colonise
UK
access
overswarm
parasitize
burglarize
US
loot
inroad
trespass
foray
colonize
US
entrench
enter
annexe
UK
burglarise
UK
interfere
choke
overstep
overreach
outreach
transcend
break
overpass
overflow
infringe on
rout
burst in
make inroads
burst in on
muscle in
deluge
spread over
spill
flow over
surge
go beyond
run over
grow over
run on
well over
spread like wildfire
run riot over
spread like wildfire over
more ❯
Verb
▲
Cast a shadow over
cast a shadow over
chill
dampen
darken
eclipse
hang over
loom over
spoil
Verb
▲
Appear as a vague form, especially one that is large or threatening
loom
appear
emerge
hover
bulk
materialise
UK
materialize
US
menace
take shape
appear indistinctly
become visible
reveal itself
come to light
come into view
take on a threatening shape
arise
rise
surface
spring up
pop up
crop up
arrive
show
spring
turn up
come out
develop
issue
dawn
come into sight
begin
start
originate
come into existence
come into being
commence
emanate
unfold
form
come up
present itself
present oneself
occur
make an appearance
come forth
put in an appearance
break
actualize
show up
set in
transpire
show itself
become apparent
grow
proceed
crystallize
US
engender
come to pass
rise up
flow
eventuate
result
crystallise
UK
erupt
blow in
be born
manifest itself
enter into the picture
ascend
peep
appear partly
appear slowly
peek
ensue
reappear
come
evolve
stem
spawn
peer out
enter
derive
upspring
head
manifest
issue from
fetch up
pitch up
present
show oneself
reveal oneself
happen
mature
come from
pop in
turn out
be present
befall
bob up
wind up at
make the scene
be seen
show one's face
show its face
be set in motion
first see the light of day
be revealed
arrive on the scene
shoot up
take form
rear its head
appear briefly
open
peek from
show partially
initiate
glimmer
burst out
flow from
birth
broaden
deepen
start off
spring from
emanate from
advance
merge
naturalize
US
leak out
progress
flourish
become known
come together
naturalise
UK
change
increase
accrue
follow
have one's foundations
fall out
go
flare up
spurt
betide
hail from
chance
gush
hove into view
heave into view
become evident
manifest yourself
make appearance
expose itself
manifest oneself
come on the scene
heave in sight
arise from
take place
come about
be caused by
be produced by
stem from
be the result of
be brought about by
arise out of
result from
catalyze
US
broach
launch
catalyse
UK
forthcome
sprout up
kick in
be created
be realized
be brought to pass
be brought about
kick off
be established
be brought into existence
be forged
be brought into being
appear suddenly
appear unexpectedly
rematerialize
be apparent
flash
be evident
break out
be visible
be in view
resurface
expose
be within view
stand out
feature
reveal
stick out
catch the eye
debut
blossom
be obvious
acquire
solidify
cultivate
settle
crystalize
jell
come to the surface
go up
float up
stand up
come to the top
break the surface
climb
accumulate
set
shape up
condense
harden
fall into place
take on character
become a reality
roll out
attend
land
report
hit
make
visit
get to
pull in
fall by
roll up
drop in
come to
roll in
clock in
punch in
fall in
check in
end up at
show your face
ring in
break through
set foot on
make it to
breeze in
get as far as
get here
punch the clock
get through
get in
get there
more ❯
Verb
▲
To surround with troops
beleaguer
menace
surround
lay siege to
besiege
invest
blockade
beset
enclose
leaguer
encompass
encircle
confine
environ
siege
hem in
trap
hedge in
shut in
close in on
ring
girdle
gird
circumscribe
bound
envelop
wreathe
fence in
delimit
compass
inclose
circle
embrace
close in
go around
wall in
enwreathe
enwreath
throng
inundate
circumvent
fringe
enclave
edge
skirt
loop
rim
limit
border
ring round
margin
cut off
enfold
encase
outline
contain
verge
round
box in
close around
assail
assault
attack
congregate
block off
shut off
work over
work on
come at from all sides
engird
lock in
form a barrier round
form a ring around
orbit
circuit
circumnavigate
begird
band
pen up
pen in
cincture
belt
pen
hem
girt
girth
enwind
engirdle
wrap
block
frame
halo
cover
enring
gird in
demarcate
establish
fix
determine
decide
specify
designate
stipulate
classify
settle
delineate
identify
prescribe
distinguish
demark
set
mark off
curb
stake out
flank
set out
set bounds to
lay down
detail
terminate
set the limits of
set the boundaries of
define
mark out
mark
more ❯
Verb
▲
To determine the future or the fate of something in advance
doom
condemn
destine
sentence
fate
foreordain
predestine
preordain
consign
foredoom
ordain
certain
judge
mean
predetermine
assured
bound
decree
guaranteed
sure
very likely
sound the death knell
prearrange
determine
mark out
decide
intend
reserve
chance
issue
effect
foretell
assign
preform
earmark
design
prescribe
predestinate
destinate
foreshadow
curse
guarantee
bless
portion
designate
will
encode
predispose
program
US
fix
preplan
foredetermine
set
schedule
bind
predoom
convict
suit
make
programme
UK
luck
devote
purpose
appoint
pass sentence on
mark someone out for
consecrate
allot
dedicate
doom to
plan
aim
propose
contemplate
aspire
expect
hope
wish
calculate
want
look
allow
scheme
envisage
purport
desire
go
meditate
have every intention
foresee
have the intention
be looking
be going
have plans
be determined
resolve
attempt
be resolved
have resolved
be plotting
essay
try
connote
strive
plot
endeavour
UK
indicate
think
endeavor
US
anticipate
have in view
set apart
think of
have set out
have in mind
look forward
hope to
have it in mind
figure on
aspire to
add up
set aside
more ❯
Verb
▲
Inform someone in advance of a possible danger, problem, or other unpleasant situation
warn
notify
alert
apprise
inform
tell
forewarn
remind
give notice
acquaint
address
admonish
advocate
clue
deprecate
direct
dissuade
enjoin
forbid
forearm
guide
hint
instruct
order
post
predict
prepare
prescribe
prompt
recommend
remonstrate
reprove
signal
suggest
summon
tip
tip off
let know
put wise
clue in
cry wolf
fill in
give a warning to
give fair warning to
give warning
make aware
put someone on notice
raise the alarm
sound the alarm
wise up
lay it out
put on guard
give the high sign
give fair warning
advise
brief
familiarize
US
caution
put in the picture
familiarise
UK
enlighten
keep posted
update
clear
verse
explain
make known to
let in on
hip
prime
acquaint with
announce to
catch up
bring up-to-date
tip the wink
make familiar with
impart
announce
alert to
divulge
alarm
communicate
wake
flag
intimate
communicate to
apprise of
educate
make aware of
send word to
report to
leak to
break the news to
clue in on
give the lowdown
give the low-down
put in the picture about
send word
clue up
level with
clue up about
run by
gen up on
give information about
keep someone posted
keep up to speed with
keep up to date
fill in on
cue
report
indicate
steer
apprive
give information
give the skinny on
send word of
give the latest
pass on
keep informed
wise to
appraise
sensitize
US
sensitise
UK
give a clue
give a hint
edify
relate
arouse
tout
let know one
keep posted one
keep abreast
make cognizant
make familiar
reveal
show the ropes
keep in the loop
give a pointer
blow the whistle on
wise
tattle
sneak on
give two cents
give the low-down to
give a tip
teach
give someone to understand
leak
make conversant with
grass up
impart to
communicate knowledge
fill someone in
disclose
accustom to
make conversant
keep up to speed
nudge
prime on
inform of
advise of
ground in
brief as to
give a rundown of
knock down
get together
instruct in
fix up
come out with
teach in
give the gen about
get up to date
school in
habituate
intro
bring out
indoctrinate in
educate in
initiate into
give the low-down on
put on the qui vive
mention
draw somebody's attention to
wave flag
stress
prod
note
answer
write in
fill out
complete
sign
write out
insert
hint to
cause someone to remember
refresh your memory
give a cue to
help someone remember
signal to
give someone a cue
make you remember
help you remember
brace
strengthen
fortify
steel
say to
give intelligence
declare to
enlighten as to
update about
put on the line
give the word
offer information
make known
keep up to date with
put wise about
point out
give the gen
give the rundown
state to
disclose to
express to
reveal to
ready
confess to
mention to
proclaim to
poise
nerve
flag up
speak about to
utter to
mention something to
get off your chest
give advance notice
give advance warning
psych up
more ❯
Verb
▲
To come face to face with (someone) with hostile or argumentative intent
confront
defy
tackle
beard
challenge
face
brave
oppose
accost
resist
approach
assault
attack
meet
brazen
breast
dare
detain
encounter
outbrave
outface
waylay
collar
halt
nobble
stop
affront
antagonise
UK
antagonize
US
call out
cope with
deal with
flout
front
provoke
repel
scorn
square up to
take aside
withstand
face off
meet head-on
brazen out
face down
face up to
face with
go one-on-one
meet eyeball-to-eyeball
stand up to
tell off
call one's bluff
come up against
go up against
make my day
come face to face with
disregard
urge
cope
bully
denounce
outdare
mock
spurn
insult
laugh at
muster courage
square off
take one on
run the gauntlet
throw down gauntlet
knock chip off shoulder
step over the line
take on
venture
fly in face of
endure
bear
suffer
take
handle
fight
risk
tolerate
sustain
cross
stand
swallow
stomach
court
meet head on
be confronted by
grapple with
stand up against
weather
throw down the gauntlet at
put up with
undergo
stick out
sit through
resign oneself to
subject oneself to
go through
bear the brunt of
prevail against
brace oneself for
stand fast
grin and bear
ride out
outstare
browbeat
overawe
cow
intimidate
brave out
live out
live through
fly in the face of
sit and take it
square off against
be patient with
disobey
engage
overcome
beat
contemn
battle
experience
rebel
repulse
stick
ridicule
deride
gibe
despise
slight
countenance
eyeball
stare out
stare down
look straight in the eye
play
abide
brook
allow
stick fast
call someone's bluff
take a stand against
hurl defiance at
hold out against
hang tough
treat with contempt
put up a fight against
brace for
contend with
submit to
play against
be drawn against
make a stand
bit the bullet
take the bull by the horns
more ❯
Verb
▲
Talk in a loud, aggressive, or indignant way with little effect
bluster
rant
boast
swagger
brag
bully
crow
fulminate
huff
rave
roar
spout
storm
thunder
vaunt
bray
bulldoze
domineer
hector
roister
badger
blow
brazen
bridle
bristle
browbeat
complain
cow
gloat
harangue
intimidate
protest
puff
rage
strut
swell
vapour
UK
vapor
US
waft
yap
be overbearing
lord it
show off
talk big
ride the high horse
shoot off one's mouth
gasconade
exult
swank
bull
skite
congratulate oneself
showboat
grandstand
big-note oneself
flaunt
flourish
blow one's own horn
exaggerate
aggrandize
pat oneself on the back
blow your own horn
flatter oneself
blow your own trumpet
rodomontade
parade
triumph
glory
preen oneself
prate
blow hard
cock-a-doodle-doo
lay it on thick
give oneself airs
attract attention
blow smoke
give a good account of oneself
trumpet
posture
pose
mouth
hotdog
jive
shuck
exult in
fake
con
advertize
advertise
put on airs
sing your own praises
fly your own kite
annoy
grumble
anger
irritate
declare
proclaim
hyperbolize
disclose
overstate
speak for Buncombe
shoot the bull
divulge
reveal
talk boastingly
rejoice
sling
flatter yourself
shovel
shoot
preen
psych
hot-dog
congratulate yourself on
be proud of
attitudinize
sound off
pride yourself on
hug oneself
delight
lay on thick
pontificate
sweep
peacock
swashbuckle
sway
lord
saunter
brandish
flounce
brag about
revel
crow about
show and tell
draw attention to
joy
put on
look big
exuberate
strike a pose
make a spectacle of
cop an attitude
swagger around
advertize oneself
put on an act
strike an attitude
draw attention to oneself
shoot your mouth off
self-glorify
behave affectedly
kvell
parade one's wares
play to the gallery
play to the crowd
jubilate
take delight in
kick up one's heels
glory in
be smug
pride oneself
gurgle
cackle
call
whoop
babble
gas
triumph over
rub it in
more ❯
Verb
▲
To say something quickly and irritably
snarl
bark
snap
growl
fling
hurl
say roughly
abuse
bluster
bully
complain
fulminate
gnarl
grimace
grumble
mumble
murmur
mutter
quarrel
roar
say angrily
say brusquely
say nastily
scowl
sneer
speak brusquely
speak nastily
speak roughly
thunder
yelp
lash out
speak angrily
gnash teeth
lash out at
round on someone
show teeth
jump down someone's throat
fly off the handle at
bellow
shout
howl
yell
cry
bay
holler
clamour
UK
yowl
yap
clamor
US
bawl
scream
sound off
say abruptly
vociferate
rumble
call
screech
ululate
hollo
halloo
yammer
grunt
woof
rasp
whine
speak abruptly
shriek
wail
keen
grouse
grump
lumber
whoop
grizzle
hiss
squeal
raise your voice
moan
splutter
sputter
squawk
call out
yawp
speak sharply
caterwaul
cheer
gabble
groan
retort
gurgle
rejoin
riposte
roll
curse
rail
declaim
flare
snort
retaliate
vent
yell at
utter threat
snap back
get angry
exclaim
crow
hail
snuffle
gnarr
jump down throat
hoot
bell
sing
cooee
berate
sing out
cackle
sigh
shout out
holler out
caw
trill
yoo-hoo
take it out on
spit
cry out
trumpet
rout
boom
bleat
arf
yip
beef
carp
gripe
whinge
grouch
kvetch
nag
inveigh
whimper
bellyache
fuss
repine
kick
yaup
croak
maunder
crab
mither
chunter
muddle
talk under your breath
swallow
slur
burble
drone
witter
squall
shrill
sob
lament
weep
utter
squeak
blat
proclaim
whistle
bray
sound
hurrah
ejaculate
quest
cheep
peep
mourn
din
bolt
outcry
blubber
blurt out
blurt
blare
talk
gasp
wheeze
demand
claim
raise voice
grate
speak loudly
make a noise
call at the top of your voice
huzzah
protest
huzza
hoop
baa
beller
low
mouth
cluck
greet
maa
announce
screak
clack
mewl
voice
press
give tongue
neigh
urge
yoo hoo
declare
call hello to
whinny
blast
repercuss
reecho
explode
detonate
brawl
rebound
drum
reverberate
resound
shudder
career
skid
judder
make high-pitched
insist on
hee-haw
creak
make a claim for
jeer
state
figure
assert
utter suddenly
emit
twitter
boo
appeal
raise Cain
debate
insist
raise the roof
dispute
put up a howl
agitate
heehaw
hinny
come out with
burst out with
warble
catcall
scream bloody murder
call aloud
burst out
say loudly
chirp
chirrup
mock
taunt
rend the air
tweet
utter a hoot
tu-whit tu-whoo
scorn
guffaw
heckle
razz
jargon
play
pip
chitter
chatter
suspire
exhale
blow raspberries
tootle
choke
sough
hack
cough
hawk
inform
snitch
fink
scoff at
shout down
sorrow
grieve
boohoo
speak
toot
pipe
say
speak huskily
breathe out
breathe
speak harshly
speak thickly
utter huskily
speak hoarsely
utter throatily
pant
quack
blow
speak throatily
heave a sigh
respire
make husky
tell on
grass on
split on
rat on
scritch
make sharp
more ❯
Verb
▲
To make a loud, deep cry
thunder
roar
bellow
shout
yell
bark
bawl
bay
cry
holler
vociferate
call
clamor
US
clamour
UK
growl
halloo
hollo
howl
scream
screech
curse
declaim
fulminate
rail
ululate
yowl
gnarl
snarl
sound off
utter threat
yell at
shriek
whoop
yelp
cry out
wail
call out
yawp
caterwaul
cheer
squeal
bluster
squawk
hoot
yammer
boom
yap
sing out
raise your voice
trumpet
rout
exclaim
squall
snap
bray
hail
blare
shrill
cooee
sing
say brusquely
speak brusquely
yip
complain
say angrily
mutter
grumble
speak angrily
speak loudly
call at the top of your voice
raise voice
yoo-hoo
protest
utter
huzzah
hurrah
announce
proclaim
press
screak
rumble
yoo hoo
voice
lament
weep
urge
demand
claim
insist on
explode
detonate
brawl
rebound
blast
repercuss
sound
din
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reverberate
reecho
resound
beller
low
make a claim for
berate
crow
hiss
bell
say abruptly
speak abruptly
cackle
moan
sigh
grunt
caw
gabble
groan
trill
shout out
holler out
fling
hurl
say roughly
show teeth
gnash teeth
sneer
abuse
speak roughly
bully
murmur
fly off the handle at
say nastily
round on someone
scowl
lash out at
jump down someone's throat
mumble
grimace
speak nastily
quarrel
lash out
keen
whine
croak
sob
squeak
whimper
blat
woof
whistle
rasp
ejaculate
quest
bleat
cheep
peep
mourn
bolt
outcry
blubber
blurt out
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gasp
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make a noise
snort
huzza
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baa
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mouth
cluck
greet
maa
clack
mewl
give tongue
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declare
call hello to
whinny
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make high-pitched
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figure
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emit
twitter
boo
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insist
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agitate
heehaw
hinny
come out with
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warble
catcall
scream bloody murder
call aloud
burst out
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chirp
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mock
taunt
rend the air
tweet
utter a hoot
tu-whit tu-whoo
scorn
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heckle
razz
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play
pip
chitter
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suspire
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tootle
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sough
hack
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hawk
inform
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fink
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boohoo
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pipe
say
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pant
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heave a sigh
respire
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grass on
split on
rat on
scritch
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To be on the verge of transpiring, occurring or happening
brew
loom
develop
gather
impend
devise
breed
excite
foment
form
plan
plot
project
scheme
start
concoct
contrive
hatch
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compound
gather force
grow
mull
weave
be ominously close
be threatening
stir up
be imminent
be in the offing
be in the wings
be on the horizon
blow up
be impending
be on the way
be just around the corner
menace
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▲
To come close in quantity or quality
approach
nudge
reach
approximate
border
touch
be almost
bear down on
be close to
be comparable to
be like
be similar to
border on
close in on
come close to
come near
come near to
come to
come within reach of
compare with
creep up on
draw near
draw near to
draw up to
go up to
move in on
move toward
resemble
verge on
verge upon
add up to
amount to
come up to
correspond to
equal
match
measure up to
stack up against
touch on
be near to
get on for
be not a million miles away from
near
be tantamount to
be not unlike
be not dissimilar to
approximate to
look like
guesstimate
equal roughly
estimate
guess
reckon
value
assess
appraise
get close to
be verging on
come close
stack up against or with
echo
contact
join
abut
compare
impinge
neighbour
UK
parallel
connect
lie next to
neighbor
US
march
adjoin
lie near
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