10
imminent(verb, adjective, way, critical, forbidding)
10
lowering
9
disastrous(adjective, black, threatening, injurious, damaging)
9
ill-omened(adjective, critical, black, forbidding, baleful)
9
portentous(adjective, black, baleful, bodeful)
8
perilous(adjective, bad, heavy, risky, dangerous)
8
unfavourable(adjective, ominous)
7
alarming(adjective, dangerous)
7
appalling
7
baneful(adjective, warning, threatening, injurious, damaging)
7
daunting(adjective, person, feelings)
7
dour(adjective, person, tough, offensive, dark)
7
hazardous(adjective, bad, heavy, risky, dangerous)
7
ill-boding(adjective, black, baleful, bodeful, negative emotions)
7
parlous(adjective, bad, heavy, risky, dangerous)
7
risky(adjective, bad, heavy, dangerous, treacherous)
6
grim(adjective, black, baleful, bodeful)
6
at hand(expression, adjective, likely, possible, immediate)
6
blustering(adjective, violent, wild, bitter, murky)
6
comminatory(adjective, critical, forbidding, threat, denunciatory)
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