Synonym: menace, scourge, terror. Similar words: threaten, thread, three, threshold, with regard to, with respect to, great, create. Meaning: [θret] n. 1. something that is a source of danger 2. a warning that something unpleasant is imminent 3. declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another 4. a person who inspires fear or dread.
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(91) Continued trade in these products is a threat to the survival of the species.
(92) Her whereabouts have been shrouded in secrecy since she received the death threat.
(93) Separatist movements are a threat to the integrity of the nation.
(94) Despite the threat of war, people went about their work as usual.
(95) The ethos of the traditional family firm is under threat.
(96) He announced a new ministry to deal with Quebec's threat to separate from Canada.
(97) She believed private medicine was a threat to the existence of the National Health Service.
(98) Make no mistake, this is the most serious threat our industry has ever seen.
(99) This last clause is a thinly-veiled threat to those who might choose to ignore the decree.
(100) The country was seething with discontent and the threat of revolution was real.
(101) Their ultimate weapon was the threat of an all-out strike.
(102) His position as leader will be under threat at a party congress due next month.
(103) UN troops intervened to avert a threat of violent conflict.Sentencedict
(104) The threat of legal action will be enough to put the wind up them.
(105) The opposition party have been in such disorder for so long that they pose no real threat to the present government.
(106) Many women achievers appear to pose a threat to their male colleagues.
(107) After the bomb threat, it was considered too much of a security risk to let the races go ahead.
(108) The main threat to the survival of these creatures comes from their loss of habitat.
(109) Yesterday his kidnappers issued a second threat to kill him.
(110) His action was interpreted as constituting a threat to the community.
(111) To see off the threat, the company will have to cut its prices still further.
(112) According to the Secretary of State, the Russians face no threat from an expanded NATO.
(113) The two governments held secret talks on the nuclear threat.
(114) The threat of sanctions is our most powerful lever for peace.
(115) Any threat to bring in the police is a hollow one.
(116) The station was closed for six hours following a bomb threat .
(117) A new threat to Bulgaria's stability is the week-old miners' strike for a trebling of minimum pay.
(118) We wanted to single out the main threat to civilisation.
(119) Some teenagers are just a nuisance[sentencedict.com], but at the other end of the scale there are kids who pose a real threat.
(120) The threat of inspections kept us all on our toes .
More similar words: threaten, thread, three, threshold, with regard to, with respect to, great, create, treaty, retreat, greatly, entreat, creating, creature, breathing, treatment, out of breath, break through, eat, neat, wheat, come at, leather, eat up, cheat, death, feather, throat, thrive, theater.