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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")
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