THREATS Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

threats

noun

plural of threat

as in dangers

something that may cause injury or harm terrorism is a threat to the safety of people everywhere

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Recent Examples of threats The goal is also to keep the aircraft adaptable as threats and military requirements change. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2026 Geopolitical tensions are bringing critical dependencies and chokepoints into sharper focus, while Europe faces growing security threats on its doorstep. — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026 Foremost among those threats is North Korea, which in recent years has advanced its missile and nuclear capabilities and developed a close security relationship with Russia. — Stella Kim, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026 Football has faced multiple threats to its future in recent times, such as the European Super League, with increasing revenues as the ultimate goal. — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026 Those include floods and hurricanes and threats posed by hazardous materials. — Michael Van Sickler, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026 Smith said once caught, the suspect will face charges of making terroristic threats, harassment, simple assault, reckless endangerment and intimidation. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 But today’s government agencies must act with great speed and respond to novel threats and challenges. — Jennifer Pahlka, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 Despite threats of a blockade of the Red Sea’s Bab-al-Mandeb strait from Iran’s Houthi allies, ship traffic has been flowing at a close-to-normal clip through that waterway in recent weeks. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for threats

Noun

These kinds of conversations can help protect kids against other dangers, too.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
Cambodia's predicament shows that dangers remain even when fighting ends.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of dangers

Noun

Since 2021, nearly 50 North Carolina hospitals and the state’s health department have begun distributing the wristbands, to give mothers and care providers a visual reminder of the life-threatening health risks after birth.

— Andrew Jones, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
The rapid release of stockpiles in the wake of disruption related to the Iran war is raising the operational risks.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of risks

Noun

Those menaces to society take their street tactics with them behind bars and prey on each other.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 20 July 2026
Her recent work revives a dreamy Renaissance style to show its absurd incompatibility with the raging, petulant menaces in whom the world’s power is concentrated.

— Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 14 June 2026