Synonyms for threatened
threat·ened

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1. threatenedadjective

   (of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered

   "the spotted owl is a threatened species, not yet an endangered one"

   Antonyms:
   invulnerable

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1. List of paraphrases for "threatened":

   endangered, threat, jeopardized, threats, threatening, jeopardised, menacées, vowed, compromised, extirpated, danger

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1. Reza Moini:

   But news media and journalists are increasingly being threatened by local government officials and military personnel. All of these abuses must be stopped.

2. President Biden:

   He explicitly threatened war unless his extreme demands were met, and there is no question that Russia is the aggressor, so, we’re clear-eyed about the challenges we’re facing.

3. David Haynes:

   The deputy in question made multiple, basic policing errors and violated established protocols, the deputy was situated nearly 50 feet from Isaiah, was never threatened and should not have discharged his weapon.

4. Greta Thunberg:

   I guess they must feel like their world view or their interests or whatever... is threatened by us. We've become too loud for people to handle so they try to silence us, we should also take that as a compliment.

5. Gabe Killian/Instagram:

   I’ve threatened many people on the internet who have never been to my restaurant … I see nothing wrong in telling someone I believe to be a troll to f--- off.