Textual thesaurus for "threatening"

(adj) baleful, 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) lowering, heavy, sullen

darkened by clouds

a heavy sky