THREATENING as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
   Synonym(s)
   • baleful (what does baleful mean?)
   • forbidding (what does forbidding mean?)
   • menacing (what does menacing mean?)
   • minacious (what does minacious mean?)
   • minatory (what does minatory mean?)
   • ominous (what does ominous mean?)
   • sinister (what does sinister mean?)
   • ugly (what does ugly mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a baleful look
   • forbidding thunderclouds
   • his tone became menacing
   • ominous rumblings of discontent
   • sinister storm clouds
   • a sinister smile
   • his threatening behavior
   • ugly black clo
   Similar To
   • alarming (what does alarming mean?)
2. Meaning
   • darkened by clouds
   Synonym(s)
   • heavy (what does heavy mean?)
   • lowering (what does lowering mean?)
   • sullen (what does sullen mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a heavy sky
   Similar To
   • cloudy (what does cloudy mean?)