Threatened

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Ecology At risk of becoming endangered. Used of a plant or an animal.
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  • v. Simple past tense and past participle of threaten.
  • adj. At risk of becoming endangered in the near future.
  • adj. Feeling insecure or vulnerable.
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  • adj. (of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
    • Verb Form
    threatened    threatening    threatens   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    presage    foreshadow    forecast    bode    foretell   
    Cross Reference
    forebode   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    menace    overhang    lower    lour   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Breton    Tibetan    jetton   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    unelaborated    biographers'    antigay    andany    unsworn   
     
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