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English adjective: menacing

1. menacing threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments


SamplesA 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.


Synonymsbaleful, forbidding, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening


Similaralarming


Antonymsunalarming









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