baleful (s)
forbidding (s)
menacing (s)
minacious (s)
minatory (s)
ominous (s)
sinister (s)
threatening (s)

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type s
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def threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
examples a baleful look
forbidding thunderclouds
his tone became menacing
ominous rumblings of discontent
sinister storm clouds
a sinister smile
his threatening behavior
ugly black clouds
the situation became ugly
Outgoing links
Similar to alarming
Derivationally related form ominous → omen
Derivationally related form baleful → balefulness
Incoming links
Similar to alarming
Derived from adjective ominously → ominous
Derived from adjective balefully → baleful
Derived from adjective threateningly → threatening
Derived from adjective menacingly → menacing
Derivationally related form balefulness → baleful
Derivationally related form omen → ominous

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