Textual thesaurus for "baleful"

(adj) threatening, ominous, minacious, minatory, sinister, menacing, forbidding

threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

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

(adj) baneful

deadly or sinister

the Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look