Synonyms: threaten
Definition: to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:"He threatened me when I tried to call the police"
Similar words: warn
Definition: notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
Usage: The director warned him that he might be fired; The doctor warned me about the dangers of smoking
Synonyms: threaten
Definition: to be a menacing indication of something:"The clouds threaten rain"
Usage: Danger threatens
Similar words: omen, betoken, augur, auspicate, predict, prefigure, presage, prognosticate, portend, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, bode
Definition: indicate by signs
Usage: These signs bode bad news
Synonyms: menace, jeopardise, jeopardize, imperil, peril, threaten, endanger
Definition: pose a threat to; present a danger to
Usage: The pollution is endangering the crops