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To state one's intention to take hostile and retributive action against someone
To intimidate with threats or bullying behavior
To put at risk or be a danger to
To be on the verge of inflicting harm or danger
To foreshadow the coming of something undesirable
To cause damage to
To destroy or disrupt by means of sabotage
Intimidating for money
To make a concerted or violent attack on
Casts a shadow over
To say something quickly and irritably
To come close in quantity or quality
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▲
Verb
▲
To state one's intention to take hostile and retributive action against someone
warns
cautions
forewarns
blackmails
comminates
spooks
alarms
makes threat
makes threats against
makes threats to
threatens to harm
shakes fist at
issues threats to
threatens to kill
flexes muscles
looks daggers
“You pester him, and even
threaten
him about his vote. Your mother did the same thing to me.”
Verb
▲
To intimidate with threats or bullying behavior
bullies
cows
intimidates
menaces
terrorises
UK
terrorizes
US
browbeats
pressurises
UK
pressurizes
US
scares
frightens
abuses
blusters
enforces
torments
leans on
pushes around
coerces
bulldozes
hectors
strong-arms
harasses
dragoons
tyrannizes
US
domineers
pressures
blackjacks
tyrannises
UK
compels
railroads
oppresses
forces
bullyrags
harries
hounds
persecutes
bogarts
mau-maus
uses strong-arm tactics on
badgers
constrains
picks on
plagues
rides roughshod over
impels
obliges
presses
steamrollers
dominates
bludgeons
puts the screws on
pushes about
drives
pushes
victimizes
US
mistreats
buffaloes
hustles
squeezes
victimises
UK
influences
puts pressure on
makes
impresses
obligates
sandbags
muscles
subjugates
nags
goads
maltreats
bosses around
bosses about
brainwashes
brutalizes
US
brutalises
UK
overbears
uses pressure on
prevails on
fast-talks
brings pressure to bear on
acts on
works on
puts under an obligation
tramples on
puts the squeeze on
kicks around
walks all over
terrifies
subdues
awes
chivvies
spooks
overpowers
rules
suppresses
represses
bounces
pesters
prods
twists one's arm
puts heat on
lords it over
tortures
twists someone's arm
puts the frighteners on
overwhelms
ill-treats
puts down
press-gangs
treats harshly
unnerves
hassles
ramrods
leans
puts the chill on
puts through the wringer
holds a gun to one's head
aggrieves
distresses
heckles
chivies
antagonizes
US
taunts
manhandles
persuades
antagonises
UK
inhibits
misuses
turns on the heat
rides roughshod
walks heavy
despotizes
mishandles
makes things hot for someone
kicks about
treads on
makes it hot for someone
ill-uses
messes over
plays the heavy with
issues threats to
whips around
scares hell out of
utters threats to
crushes
masters
conquers
enslaves
urges
subordinates
holds sway over
rules over
beats down
gains ascendancy over
renders helpless
brings someone to their knees
tyrannizes over
renders incapable
gains control of
renders powerless
brings to heel
tramples underfoot
gains mastery over
weighs heavy upon
besets
concusses
bosses
shotguns
restricts
hinders
prevails
predominates
preponderates
reigns
swaggers
henpecks
bends
lords
makes an offer they can't refuse
puts the arm on
high pressures
orders about
orders around
dictates to
gives orders to
pushes the buttons
are in the saddle
runs things
lords over
calls the shots
is in the saddle
runs the show
rules with a rod of iron
rules with an iron hand
keeps under thumb
leads by the nose
bends to your will
rules the roost
rides
overawes
affrights
scares off
scares the bejesus out of
dictates
commands
controls
scolds
berates
bothers
gives orders
tells someone what to do
lays down the law
acts the tin god
pulls rank on
triumphs
obtains
disparages
provokes
annoys
reviles
reproaches
grips
hazes
upbraids
overrides
afflicts
orders
tramples
holds sway
keeps down
directs
holds down
carps
oversees
superintends
runs
domineers over
criticizes
US
quarterbacks
governs
leads
sways
supervises
captains
grinds down
spearheads
manages
administrates
heads
chides
dogs
needles
niggles
rules despotically
treats brutally
has someone under your thumb
bugs
cavils
fusses
picks at
irritates
criticises
UK
pecks at
takes charge
tries to control
calls the tune
is in charge
are in charge
presides over
finds fault
gives a hard time
more ❯
“I am a non-violent person and I would not intentionally
threaten
Mike or anyone else for that matter.”
Verb
▲
To put at risk or be a danger to
endangers
imperils
jeopardises
UK
jeopardizes
US
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
puts in danger
poses a threat to
leaves vulnerable
does harm to
chances
prejudices
stakes
lays on the line
leaves defenseless
lays open
undermines
weakens
jeopardies
implicates
gambles
subjects to loss
places in danger
puts under suspicion
makes liable
sells out
exposes to risk
leaves unprotected
tempts fate
subjects to
wagers
speculates
plays with fire
dare
bets
subjects
lays bare
runs the risk
gambles on
skates on thin ice
sticks your neck out
has a fling at
goes out on a limb
braves
dares
assays
challenges
tries
tempts
experimented with
essays
takes a crack at
takes a plunge
makes a stab at
takes the liberty of
takes the liberty
tosses up
rolls the dice
puts eggs in one basket
takes shot in the dark
puts it on the line
draws lots
casts lots
tempts fortune
leaves to luck
leaps before looking
runs the chance
runs the risk of
hangs by a thread
goes out of one's depth
makes subject
subjugates
subordinates
submits
endangers by
imperils by
jeopardizes by
leaves unprotected from
puts in jeopardy of
puts at risk of
puts in harm's way
leaves open
lays open to
subdues
overcomes
puts through
treats
more ❯
“I wish to outline several issues that
threaten
the feasibility of delivering our services at a reasonable rate.”
Verb
▲
To be on the verge of inflicting harm or danger
approaches
menaces
impends
looms
hovers
advances
lurks
overhangs
pressures
hangs over
hovers over
impends over
comes on
creeps up
hangs over someone's head
brews
portends
draws near
awaits
gathers force
looms over
overshadows
lowers
jeopardizes
US
appears
imperils
frightens
presages
foreshadows
hangs
forebodes
jeopardises
UK
puts in jeopardy
puts at risk
“He watched out for her at school, especially when a snow storm would
threaten
in winter.”
Verb
▲
To foreshadow the coming of something undesirable
presages
foreshadows
foretells
portends
augurs
bodes
heralds
spells
indicates
prophesies
signals
harbingers
means
promises
signifies
announces
betokens
forebodes
foretokens
warns of
adds up to
points to
gives a warning of
amounts to
predicts
forecasts
adumbrates
foreshows
prognosticates
divines
omens
vaticinates
calls
denotes
reads
forbodes
prefigures
foresees
forewarns
soothsays
bespeaks
has a hunch
implies
senses
feels
premonishes
reveals
intuits
purports
warns
forespells
sanctions
foreruns
offers
messages
stops
has a feeling
bids fair
forewarns of
previses
auspicates
spaes
calls it
figures out
psychs out
calls the shots
anticipates
envisages
suggests
projects
envisions
expects
foreknows
sees something coming
speculates
telegraphs
apprehends
conjectures
dopes out
predetermines
sees
figures
visualizes
US
imagines
visualises
UK
calls the turn
makes book
sees it coming
reckons
says
calculates
proclaims
croaks
hints
demonstrates
determines
hints at
thinks likely
pictures
tells of
fancies
symbolizes
US
symbolises
UK
estimates
guesses
gages
US
supposes
infers
shows
tips
concludes
reasons
surmises
gathers
gauges
UK
declares
evidences
manifests
perceives
intimates
marks
previsions
hazards a guess
tells in advance
presumes
forefeels
discloses
represents
psychs it out
crystal balls it
gives notice of
typifies
witnesses
expresses
imports
sees in the cards
plans
backs
prophecies
shadows
tells
dopes
divulges
psychs
naps
sees the future
thinks of
calls the shot
sees future
indicates the coming of
gives warning of
presupposes
considers
shadows forth
types
forereckons
conceives
visions
views
sees in your mind's eye
believes
conceives of
looks
forespeaks
halsens
judges
sizes up
plans for
insinuates
discerns
displays
leads you to expect
seems likely
looks like
suspects
sees handwriting on wall
assumes
leads to expect
holds probability
holds a probability of
gives hope
holds out hope
gives hope of
shows signs of
betides
asserts
notes
evinces
brings hope
gives every indication of
shows all the signs
contemplates
testifies
connotes
attests
registers
records
illustrates
premises
holds out hopes of
gives good grounds for expecting
gives an indication of
entertains
espies
foretastes
pre-empts
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
allows for
bargains for
reckons on
takes it as given
has sneaking suspicion
takes it
deems likely
thinks it likely
bargains on
waits for
contemplates the possibility of
counts upon
banks on
figures on
reflects
argues
proves
betrays
makes known
pins down
bears witness to
testifies to
signs
flags up
signposts
pinpoints
buttons down
pegs
points toward
points at
more ❯
“An early morning sky would
threaten
rain, but the day turned out to be scorching.”
Verb
▲
To cause damage to
undermines
damages
impairs
weakens
compromises
spoils
ruins
hurts
injures
diminishes
cripples
debilitates
reduces
wrecks
disables
impedes
enfeebles
hinders
blunts
corrodes
dents
torpedoes
fouls up
harms
destroys
lessens
decreases
blights
subverts
saps
prejudices
shakes
invalidates
queers
puts the kibosh on
has a bad effect on
pulls the rug out from under
erodes
emasculates
sabotages
consumes
whittles
eats away
thwarts
endangers
scotches
scuppers
devastates
smashes
shatters
wears away
defaces
disfigures
vitiates
botches
foils
jeopardizes
US
imperils
disrupts
undoes
blemishes
breaks
whittles away
flaws
endamages
tarnishes
crabs
debases
blows
bodges
bloodies
totals
jeopardises
UK
devalues
deteriorates
puts at risk
plays havoc with
enervates
cheapens
worsens
dings
tweaks
devaluates
disqualifies
unfits
messes up
crosses up
roughs up
makes useless
loses strength
trashes
defiles
sullies
mangles
taints
vandalizes
US
blots
scars
demolishes
stains
ravages
crushes
pollutes
scratches
vandalises
UK
disfeatures
corrupts
louses up
deforms
mutilates
uglifies
distorts
desecrates
maims
upsets
contaminates
annihilates
blasts
wounds
dirties
smirches
dismantles
scorches
does harm to
screws up
smashes up
shakes up
mucks up
discolours
UK
discolors
US
wreaks havoc on
brutalizes
US
brutalises
UK
obliterates
cramps
has a negative effect on
tags
disfashions
destabilizes
US
hamstrings
makes unattractive
misshapes
dilapidates
contorts
hampers
paralyzes
US
paralyses
UK
makes ugly
impoverishes
restricts
bankrupts
incapacitates
depresses
devitalizes
afflicts
limits
detracts
warps
bruises
bends
withers
shocks
batters
inconveniences
stifles
detracts from
destabilises
UK
takes out
interferes with
besmirches
befouls
soils
causes detriment to
spots
puts a damper on
puts out of action
throws a monkey wrench into
puts out of commission
rains on someone's parade
guts
grimes
smudges
muddies
blackens
begrimes
razes
despoils
pillages
splits
maltreats
disintegrates
abuses
scathes
lacerates
cracks
tears
knocks
infects
burns
rots
gnaws
rusts
wrongs
plunders
sacks
bleaches
fades
stabs
bangs up
tampers with
desolates
depredates
does damage to
darkens
tars
smears
marks
denigrates
spoliates
dashes
plays merry hell with
nixes
banjaxes
drives a nail into the coffin of
euchres
cruels
squashes
makes a mess of
does for
blows a hole in
brings to naught
takes apart
balls up
ballses up
more ❯
Verb
▲
To destroy or disrupt by means of sabotage
sabotages
destroys
cripples
disrupts
wrecks
damages
hampers
hinders
interrupts
ruins
spoils
smashes
terminates
thwarts
undermines
attacks
breaks
demolishes
eradicates
nullifies
subverts
dispatches
impairs
stymies
dashes
foils
incapacitates
quashes
ravages
devastates
eliminates
ends
frustrates
prevents
annuls
disables
obliterates
upsets
abolishes
blocks
quells
undoes
bollixes
crushes
decimates
extinguishes
harms
kills
aborts
annihilates
obstructs
shatters
suppresses
breaks down
breaks up
interferes with
messes up
intrudes on
mucks up
screws up
weakens
destabilizes
US
destabilises
UK
disempowers
unsettles
dislocates
knocks off balance
strikes at the foundations
saps
debilitates
minimises
UK
undercuts
diminishes
minimizes
US
lessens
detracts from
chips away
vitiates
louses up
injures
compromises
blemishes
tarnishes
impoverishes
taints
trashes
defaces
flaws
dismantles
corrupts
disfigures
corrodes
razes
endamages
fouls up
crabs
shocks
causes detriment to
desecrates
dilapidates
sullies
scotches
scuppers
vandalizes
US
defiles
guts
prejudices
nicks
mangles
besmirches
smirches
totals
wrenches
vandalises
UK
topples
queers
blows
handles roughly
neutralizes
US
overthrows
does mischief to
dumps on
defeats
wracks
botches
unbuilds
squelches
skins
crimps
cramps
crazes
neutralises
UK
does for
puts the kibosh on
makes a mess of
plays havoc with
puts an end to
brings down
blows a hole in
brings to naught
puts at risk
cancels out
renders ineffective
balls up
ballses up
works against
throws a spanner in the works
throws a monkey wrench in the works of
rains on someone's parade
jeopardizes
US
deteriorates
depresses
devitalizes
afflicts
enervates
impedes
blights
wounds
torpedoes
blasts
withers
debases
batters
scorches
bloodies
enfeebles
inconveniences
crosses up
jeopardises
UK
shakes up
roughs up
hurts
takes out
smashes up
does harm to
wreaks havoc on
throws a monkey wrench into
puts out of action
puts out of commission
more ❯
Verb
▲
Intimidating for money
blackmails
milks
bleeds
compels
exacts
forces
squeezes
coerces
dragoons
intimidates
wrests
wrings
extorts
press-gangs
badgers
bribes
demands
extracts
ransoms
shakes
extorts money from
shakes down
demands hush money from
holds to ransom
puts the shake on
Verb
▲
To make a concerted or violent attack on
comes at
attacks
flies
jumps
leaps
leaps about
pounces
assails
assaults
charges
falls uponfall upon
flies at
goes for
invades
lights into
rushes
Verb
▲
Casts a shadow over
casts a shadow over
chills
dampens
darkens
eclipses
hangs over
looms over
spoils
Verb
▲
To say something quickly and irritably
snarls
scowls
sneers
snaps
growls
grumbles
thunders
mutters
hurls
roars
barks
flings
fulminates
blusters
complains
murmurs
abuses
mumbles
quarrels
says angrily
says brusquely
says roughly
says nastily
speaks brusquely
speaks angrily
speaks nastily
speaks roughly
lashes out
lashes out at
rounds on someone
jumps down someone's throat
flies off the handle at
Verb
▲
To come close in quantity or quality
approaches
nudges
reaches
approximates
borders
touches
bears down on
borders on
closes in on
comes close to
comes near
comes near to
comes to
comes within reach of
compares with
creeps up on
draws near
draws near to
draws up to
goes up to
moves in on
moves toward
resembles
verges on
verges upon
adds up to
amounts to
comes up to
corresponds to
equals
matches
measures up to
stacks up against
touches on
gets on for
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