270 entries under adjective topic. ×

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threatening(verb, person, force, strong)
36
ominous(person, unpleasant, awful, feelings)
32
sinister(person, sad, dark, unpleasant)
22
foreboding(noun, person, tough, dark)
19
forbidding(person, tough, dark, unpleasant)
18
dangerous(strong, tough, severe, intense)
16
dark(unpleasant, gloomy, horrible, unfriendly)
16
minacious(critical, forbidding, threat, denunciatory)
16
minatory(critical, forbidding, threat, denunciatory)
16
dire(tough, difficult, shocking, black)
16
frightening(person, strong, severe, intense)
15
impending(verb, bad, critical, likely)
14
ugly(person, bad, tough, severe)
14
baleful(critical, black, threatening, injurious)
14
gloomy(dark, unpleasant, horrible, unfriendly)
14
intimidating
13
looming(verb, critical, likely, possible)
12
formidable(bad, tough, severe, unpleasant)
12
inauspicious(black, baleful, bodeful)
11
creepy(nasty, black, scary, baleful)
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