| English adjective: minatory | |||
| 1. | minatory threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | baleful, forbidding, menacing, minacious, ominous, sinister, threatening | ||
| Similar | alarming | ||
| Antonyms | unalarming | ||