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threatening


 
  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 
  -------------- 
 
  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  threatening 
 
  The  adj  threatening  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  baleful,  forbidding,  menacing,  minacious,  minatory,  ominous,  sinister,  threatening,  ugly  --  (threatening  or  foreshadowing  evil  or  tragic  developments;  "a  baleful  look";  "forbidding  thunderclouds";  "his  tone  became  menacing";  "ominous  rumblings  of  discontent";  "sinister  storm  clouds";  "a  sinister  smile";  "his  threatening  behavior";  "ugly  black  clouds";  "the  situation  became  ugly") 
  2.  heavy,  lowering,  sullen,  threatening  --  (darkened  by  clouds;  "a  heavy  sky") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  threatening 
 
  2  senses  of  threatening 
 
  Sense  1 
  baleful,  forbidding,  menacing,  minacious,  minatory,  ominous,  sinister,  threatening,  ugly 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  alarming)  ->  unalarming 
 
  Sense  2 
  heavy,  lowering,  sullen,  threatening 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  cloudy)  ->  clear 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  threatening 
 
  2  senses  of  threatening 
 
  Sense  1 
  baleful,  forbidding,  menacing,  minacious,  minatory,  ominous,  sinister,  threatening,  ugly 
  =>  alarming  (vs.  unalarming) 
 
  Sense  2 
  heavy,  lowering,  sullen,  threatening 
  =>  cloudy  (vs.  clear) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  threatening 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  threatening 
 
  threatening  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  threatening 
  threatening 
  unthreatening 
 
  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  threatening 
 
  The  adj  threatening  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  baleful,  forbidding,  menacing,  minacious,  minatory,  ominous,  sinister,  threatening,  ugly  --  (threatening  or  foreshadowing  evil  or  tragic  developments;  "a  baleful  look";  "forbidding  thunderclouds";  "his  tone  became  menacing";  "ominous  rumblings  of  discontent";  "sinister  storm  clouds";  "a  sinister  smile";  "his  threatening  behavior";  "ugly  black  clouds";  "the  situation  became  ugly") 
  2.  heavy,  lowering,  sullen,  threatening  --  (darkened  by  clouds;  "a  heavy  sky") 



threatening definition