Synonyms for threat
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Intimidation
2. Menace
menace, danger, peril, jeopardy, denunciation, commination rare
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
An expression of intent to injure or punish another.
- n. 2
An indication of potential or imminent danger.
Verifying and addressing actual threats is not paranoia.
Related words
- Word family
- threatful threaten threatening
- Phrases
- empty threat
Forms
- Plural
- threats → intimidations, terrors, scourges, menaces…
Example sentences
- terror The frightened boy's heart palpitated with terror.
- intimidation Don't worry. This is just mere intimidation.
- scourge Islam is the most dangerous scourge for society.
- danger At that time no thought of danger crossed my mind.
- menace This kind of bomb is a serious menace to mankind.
- warning I gave him a warning, but he took no notice of it.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| threat | rising | |
| terror | rising | |
| intimidation | rising | |
| scourge | rising | |
| danger | steady | |
| menace | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- peril2
- 6 letters
- danger2, terror2, menace2
- 7 letters
- warning2, scourge1
- 8 letters
- jeopardy3
- 11 letters
- commination
- 12 letters
- intimidation5, denunciation5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (peril2 = 2 syllables).