Collocations for threat - noun

dire, terrible
Despite dire threats of violence from extremist groups, the protest passed off peacefully.

empty, idle
The kids took no notice of the teacher's idle threats.

credible
implied, veiled
The company's pay offer was accompanied by thinly veiled threats if it was rejected.

explicit
physical, violent
verbal
bomb, death, suicide

issue, make, utter
receive
carry out
It's unwise to make threats that you cannot carry out.

lift, withdraw
Teachers have lifted their threat of strike action.

give in to
The government refused to give in to the hijackers' threats.

threat against
The accused made death threats against a notable politician.

big, considerable, dangerous, deadly, grave, great, major, real, serious, significant
main
growing, increasing
constant, continual, ever-present, permanent
new
renewed
The national park is under renewed threat from road-building schemes.

direct, immediate, imminent
The opposition presents no immediate threat to the government.

insidious
long-term, short-term
possible, potential
apparent, perceived
external
The government was faced with internal rebellion as well as external threats.

physical
political
environmental, health
military, nuclear, security, terror, terrorist

be, constitute, pose, present, represent
the environmental threat posed by oil spillages

consider sth (as), perceive sth as, regard sth as, see sth as, view sth as
Translators do not yet perceive computers as a threat to their livelihood.

address, face, meet
reduce
counter, eliminate

assessment, level

under threat
Many wild plants are under threat of extinction.

threat from
the threat from overfishing

threat of
a threat of violence

threat to
The junta reacted violently to the perceived threat to its authority.