/ Thesaurus / T Synonyms of threatened Find synonyms for: Verb1. endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, threaten, imperil, peril, exist, beusage: pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops"2. threaten, warnusage: to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:"He threatened me when I tried to call the police"3. threaten, bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predictusage: to be a menacing indication of something:"The clouds threaten rain"; "Danger threatens"Adjective1. threatened, vulnerable (vs. invulnerable)usage: (of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered; "the spotted owl is a threatened species, not yet an endangered one"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: rustic Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language