threatened
Definitions
Verb
- Pose a threat to; present a danger to
- To utter intentions of injury or punishment against:
- To be a menacing indication of something:
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "threatened".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "threatened".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | treatment | 2 | 127 |
| 2 | treated | 2 | 75 |
| 3 | threat | 1 | 42 |
| 4 | threatening | 3 | 26 |
| 5 | heated | 2 | 16 |
| 6 | thread | 1 | 15 |
| 7 | threaten | 2 | 11 |
| 8 | hastened | 2 | 9 |
| 9 | retreated | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | shortened | 2 | 7 |
| 11 | tightened | 2 | 6 |
| 12 | pretended | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | strengthened | 2 | 6 |
| 14 | threatens | 2 | 5 |
| 15 | threaded | 2 | 4 |
| 16 | untreated | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | heartened | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | throated | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | cheapened | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | chastened | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "threatened" in a sentence.
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "threatened" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "threatened" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | unease | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | plans | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | sufficiently | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | certainly | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | austria | 3 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "threatened".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 2
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 2
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 5
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
Hawaiian stilts reclassified to threatened species from endangered
Jul 24, 2026 Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Jul 24, 2026 Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Is withholding federal counterterrorism funds from states – as FEMA has threatened – legal?
Jul 24, 2026 Jackson Progress-Argus
Jul 24, 2026 Jackson Progress-Argus
Houthis threaten to attack shipping tankers if they use Saudi Arabian ports on Red Sea
Jul 22, 2026 The Guardian
Jul 22, 2026 The Guardian
Woman who threatened Marysville schools pleads guilty, sentencing date announced
Jul 24, 2026 myfox28columbus.com
Jul 24, 2026 myfox28columbus.com
Trial begins for former federal worker accused of threatening to kill boss after firing
Jul 23, 2026 Cleveland.com
Jul 23, 2026 Cleveland.com
Gordie Howe International Bridge Set To Open After Trump Threatened To Block It
Jul 25, 2026 foreignpolicyjournal.com
Jul 25, 2026 foreignpolicyjournal.com