| threatened | | |
| adj. | 1. threatened | (of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered.; "the spotted owl is a threatened species, not yet an endangered one" |
| ~ plant life, flora, plant | (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion. |
| ~ vulnerable | susceptible to attack.; "a vulnerable bridge" |
| threaten | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. endanger, imperil, jeopardise, jeopardize, menace, peril, threaten | pose a threat to; present a danger to.; "The pollution is endangering the crops" |
| ~ exist, be | have an existence, be extant.; "Is there a God?" |
| v. (communication) | 2. threaten | to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:.; "He threatened me when I tried to call the police" |
| ~ warn | notify of danger, potential harm, or risk.; "The director warned him that he might be fired"; "The doctor warned me about the dangers of smoking" |
| ~ offer | threaten to do something.; "I offered to leave the committee if they did not accept my proposal" |
| v. (communication) | 3. threaten | to be a menacing indication of something:.; "The clouds threaten rain"; "Danger threatens" |
| ~ augur, auspicate, bode, foreshadow, omen, portend, presage, betoken, predict, prefigure, prognosticate, forecast, foretell | indicate by signs.; "These signs bode bad news" |
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