Textual thesaurus for "forbidding"

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

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) grim, dour

harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance

a dour, self-sacrificing life; a forbidding scowl; a grim man loving duty more than humanity; undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw- J.M.Barrie

(noun) ban, banning, forbiddance

an official prohibition or edict against something