menacing 1
adjectivedomain: all adj
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
Examples
- 1.ominous rumblings of discontent
- 2.sinister storm clouds
- 3.a sinister smile
- 4.the situation became ugly
- 5.a baleful look
- 6.ugly black clouds
- 7.his threatening behavior
- 8.forbidding thunderclouds
- 9.his tone became menacing
Synonyms
- baleful 2
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
- forbidding 2
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
- minacious 1
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
- minatory 1
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
- ominous 1
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
- sinister 1
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
- threatening 1
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
