threatened Antonyms
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Meaning of threatened
threatened (s)
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
threatened (imp. & p. p.)
of Threaten
threatened Sentence Examples
- The robber threatened the cashier with a gun, demanding all the cash in the register.
- The victim felt threatened when the stranger approached them in the dark alley.
- The company threatened to lay off employees if they did not meet their sales goals.
- The landlord threatened to evict the tenants if they did not pay their rent on time.
- The teacher threatened to give students detention if they continued to misbehave.
- The politician threatened to withdraw support from the bill if it did not meet his demands.
- The government threatened sanctions against the country if it violated the peace treaty.
- The bully threatened to beat up the smaller child if he didn't give him his lunch money.
- The lawyer threatened to file a lawsuit if the defendant refused to settle.
- The surgeon threatened to halt the operation if the patient did not consent to the procedure.
FAQs About the word threatened
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangeredof Threaten
subject (to), insecure,endangered, susceptible, imperilled, unsafe, liable, vulnerable, exposed, imperiled
all right, secure, well, all right, intact, whole, whole, well, safe,secure
The robber threatened the cashier with a gun, demanding all the cash in the register.
The victim felt threatened when the stranger approached them in the dark alley.
The company threatened to lay off employees if they did not meet their sales goals.
The landlord threatened to evict the tenants if they did not pay their rent on time.
