100 Best Synonyms for “Threaten”

No.	Item	Definition
1.	aim	To direct menacingly.
2.	alarm	To cause fear or concern.
3.	announce	To make known beforehand.
4.	augur	To signal a future outcome.
5.	bark	To speak sharply and threateningly.
6.	be a threat to	To pose danger to.
7.	be dangerous to	To put at risk.
8.	betoken	To be a sign of.
9.	blackmail	To coerce with damaging information.
10.	bluster	To threaten noisily.
11.	bode	To signal a likely outcome.
12.	brandish	To wave as a threat.
13.	browbeat	To intimidate with harsh words.
14.	bully	To intimidate through force.
15.	cast a shadow over	To darken with possible danger.
16.	caution	To warn about danger.
17.	coerce	To force through pressure.
18.	compromise	To weaken or endanger.
19.	constitute a threat to	To amount to a danger.
20.	cow	To intimidate into submission.
21.	declare	To state openly.
22.	destabilize	To make dangerously unstable.
23.	endanger	To put at risk.
24.	expose	To leave vulnerable to danger.
25.	foreshadow	To suggest future danger.
26.	forewarn	To warn in advance.
27.	frighten	To make afraid.
28.	give notice	To warn formally.
29.	growl	To speak in a threatening way.
30.	hang over	To remain as a danger.
31.	hazard	To put at risk.
32.	herald	To announce something approaching.
33.	hint at	To suggest indirectly.
34.	hiss	To say with quiet menace.
35.	hold at gunpoint	To threaten with a gun.
36.	imperil	To expose to danger.
37.	imply	To suggest without saying directly.
38.	indicate	To show as probable.
39.	intimidate	To frighten into compliance.
40.	issue a warning	To formally warn.
41.	issue threats	To make threats formally.
42.	jeopardize	To put in jeopardy.
43.	leave vulnerable	To expose to possible harm.
44.	level threats	To direct threats at someone.
45.	loom	To appear threateningly near.
46.	lower over	threaten from above or nearby
47.	lurk	threaten while hidden nearby
48.	make menaces	To express threatening intentions.
49.	make threats	To express harmful intentions.
50.	make vulnerable	To create exposure to harm.
51.	menace	To pose a danger to.
52.	mug	threaten and rob someone
53.	overawe	threaten into fearful submission
54.	overhang	threaten from above or nearby
55.	overshadow	To darken or dominate ominously.
56.	place at risk	To expose to danger.
57.	place in danger	To expose to harm.
58.	pledge	To promise solemnly.
59.	point to	To indicate as likely.
60.	portend	To signal something bad.
61.	presage	To indicate coming trouble.
62.	proclaim	To announce forcefully.
63.	promise	To indicate likely trouble.
64.	put at risk	To expose to possible harm.
65.	put in danger	To expose to harm.
66.	put in jeopardy	To place in serious risk.
67.	put on notice	To warn officially.
68.	rage	To speak with furious menace.
69.	rant	To speak angrily and threateningly.
70.	represent a threat to	To constitute a danger to.
71.	risk	To expose to possible loss.
72.	scare	To make fearful.
73.	serve notice	To give formal warning.
74.	shake a fist	To gesture threateningly.
75.	signal	To indicate coming danger.
76.	snap	To speak abruptly and angrily.
77.	snarl	To speak angrily and threateningly.
78.	spell	To mean or signal trouble.
79.	spit	To say with angry contempt.
80.	suggest	To imply a possible danger.
81.	swear	To promise forcefully.
82.	talk tough	threaten in aggressive words
83.	terrorize	To frighten severely.
84.	throttle	threaten by choking someone
85.	thunder	To speak threateningly.
86.	torment	threaten or harass repeatedly
87.	torture	threaten or inflict severe suffering
88.	train on	To aim a weapon at.
89.	tyrannize	threaten through oppressive control
90.	ultimatum	threatening final demand
91.	undermine	To weaken and endanger.
92.	unsettle	threaten someone’s sense of security
93.	upbraid	threaten with harsh criticism
94.	utter threats	To speak harmful intentions.
95.	vow	To promise firmly.
96.	warn	To state possible danger.
97.	wave	To brandish threateningly.
98.	waylay	threaten by ambushing someone
99.	wield against	threaten using as a weapon
100.	wreak havoc on	threaten with severe damage