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threaten vs forecast

forecast vs threaten

threaten is not a noun while forecast is a noun.

threaten and forecast both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
threaten No No Yes No
forecast Yes No Yes No
As verbs, forecast is a hypernym of threaten; that is, forecast is a word with a broader meaning than threaten:
  • threaten: to be a menacing indication of something
  • forecast: indicate, as with a sign or an omen
Other hypernyms of threaten include augur, auspicate, betoken, bode, foreshadow, foretell, omen, portend, predict, prefigure, presage, prognosticate.
threaten (noun) forecast (noun)
a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop
threaten (verb) forecast (verb)
to utter intentions of injury or punishment against judge to be probable
to be a menacing indication of something predict in advance
pose a threat to; present a danger to indicate, as with a sign or an omen
Difference between threaten and forecast

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