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Synonyms for baleful in English

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baleful:
- ominous; sinister; threatening; forbidding; menacing; minacious; minatory; baleful; baneful

English

Detailed Synonyms for baleful in English

baleful:

baleful adj

baleful

– threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments ¹
ominous; sinister; threatening; forbidding; menacing; minacious; minatory; baleful
– threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments ¹
- ominous adj
  - ominous rumblings of discontent¹
- sinister adj
  - sinister storm clouds¹
  - a sinister smile¹
- threatening adj
  - his threatening behavior¹
- forbidding adj
  - forbidding thunderclouds¹
- menacing adj
  - his tone became menacing¹
- minacious adj
- minatory adj
- baleful adj
  - a baleful look¹
baleful

– deadly or sinister ¹
baneful; baleful
– deadly or sinister ¹
- baneful adj
- baleful adj
  - the Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look¹

Alternate Synonyms for "baleful":

baneful; maleficent
forbidding; menacing; minacious; minatory; ominous; sinister; threatening; alarming

Related Definitions for "baleful":

threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments¹
- a baleful look¹
deadly or sinister¹
- the Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University