| Main Entry: | threaten |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | warn, pressure |
Synonyms: |
abuse, admonish, augur, blackmail, bluster, browbeat, bully, caution, comminate, cow, enforce, flex muscles, forebode, forewarn, fulminate, growl, intimidate, look daggers, make threat, menace, portend, presage, pressurize, push around, scare, scowl, shake fist at, snarl, spook, terrorize, torment, walk heavy |
Antonyms: |
alleviate, help, protect, relieve |
| Main Entry: | anathematize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | curse |
Synonyms: |
accurse, anathemize, comminate, damn, excommunicate, execrate, imprecate, maledict |