threats

NOUN

warning; danger

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blackmail hazard intimidation menace peril risk

STRONG

bluff commination fix foreboding foreshadowing fulmination impendence omen portent presage thunder

WEAK

writing on the wall

Antonyms

STRONGEST

certainty safety surety

Example Sentences

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Nicholas Carl, with the Critical Threats Project, said the pattern indicates the campaign is already underway to set the conditions for a revolution.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026

Mr. Goldenberg is a fellow at Rutgers University and an affiliate with the New York University Institute for the Study of Emerging Threats.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Threats of export restrictions by China, which dominates global rare- earth production, and deals mitigating those threats have led to significant volatility.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

In response, a source close to President Macron told the BBC: "Threats to use tariffs to influence our foreign policies are unacceptable and ineffective."

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

Threats came from everywhere and nowhere, at any time of day or night.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin