threatening

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adjective

1. threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments (Freq. 2)
- 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
• Syn:
baleful, forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory,
ominous, sinister
• Similar to:
alarming
• Derivationally related forms:
omen (for: ominous), balefulness (for: baleful)
2. darkened by clouds
- a heavy sky
• Syn:
heavy, lowering, sullen
• Similar to:
cloudy
• Derivationally related forms:
sullenness (for: sullen)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  heavy, lowering, sullen, baleful, forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister