Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  threaten 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  threaten 
 
  Sense  2 
  threaten 
  =>  offer 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  threaten 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  threaten 
 
  Sense  2 
  threaten 
  =>  offer 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  threaten 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  threaten 
 
  3  senses  of  threaten 
 
  Sense  1 
  endanger,  jeopardize,  jeopardise,  menace,  threaten,  imperil,  peril 
  =>  exist,  be 
 
  Sense  2 
  threaten 
  =>  warn 
 
  Sense  3 
  threaten 
  =>  bode,  portend,  auspicate,  prognosticate,  omen,  presage,  betoken,  foreshadow,  augur,  foretell,  prefigure,  forecast,  predict 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  threaten 
 
  threaten  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  threaten 
 
  Sense  1 
  endanger,  jeopardize,  jeopardise,  menace,  threaten,  imperil,  peril 
  =>  exist,  be 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  threaten 
  =>  warn 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  threaten 
  =>  bode,  portend,  auspicate,  prognosticate,  omen,  presage,  betoken,  foreshadow,  augur,  foretell,  prefigure,  forecast,  predict 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  threatened 
  threatened  abortion 
 
  Overview  of  verb  threaten 
 
  The  verb  threaten  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (23)  endanger,  jeopardize,  jeopardise,  menace,  threaten,  imperil,  peril  --  (pose  a  threat  to  present  a  danger  to  "The  pollution  is  endangering  the  crops") 
  2.  (21)  threaten  --  (to  utter  intentions  of  injury  or  punishment  against:"He  threatened  me  when  I  tried  to  call  the  police") 
  3.  (10)  threaten  --  (to  be  a  menacing  indication  of  something:"The  clouds  threaten  rain";  "Danger  threatens") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  threatened 
 
  The  adj  threatened  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  threatened  --  ((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  of  adj  threatened 
 
  1  sense  of  threatened 
 
  Sense  1 
  threatened 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  vulnerable)  ->  invulnerable 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  threatened 
 
  1  sense  of  threatened 
 
  Sense  1 
  threatened 
  =>  vulnerable  (vs.  invulnerable) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  threatened 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  threatened 
 
  threatened  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  threatened 
  threatened 
 
  Overview  of  verb  threaten 
 
  The  verb  threaten  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (23)  endanger,  jeopardize,  jeopardise,  menace,  threaten,  imperil,  peril  --  (pose  a  threat  to  present  a  danger  to  "The  pollution  is  endangering  the  crops") 
  2.  (21)  threaten  --  (to  utter  intentions  of  injury  or  punishment  against:"He  threatened  me  when  I  tried  to  call  the  police") 
  3.  (10)  threaten  --  (to  be  a  menacing  indication  of  something:"The  clouds  threaten  rain";  "Danger  threatens") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  threatened 
 
  The  adj  threatened  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  threatened  --  ((of  flora  or  fauna)  likely  in  the  near  future  to  become  endangered;  "the  spotted  owl  is  a  threatened  species,  not  yet  an  endangered  one") 

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