44
menacing(verb, adjective, person, force, strong)
29
ominous(adjective, person, mean, bad, wrong)
24
dark(adjective, upset, dull, evil, obscure)
22
dangerous(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
17
minatory(adjective, near, critical, forbidding, foresight)
16
minacious(adjective, near, critical, forbidding, foresight)
16
impending(adjective, critical, likely, possible, dangerous)
15
sinister(adjective, person, mean, bad, wrong)
14
lowering(verb, adjective)
14
forbidding(adjective, person, tough, evil, dark)
14
foreboding(noun, verb, adjective, person, dark)
14
looming(verb, adjective, critical, likely, possible)
13
inauspicious(adjective, negative, hopelessness, menacing, unfavorable)
12
gloomy(adjective, hard, severe, obscure, dark)
12
intimidating(verb, adjective, frightening)
12
alarming(verb, adjective, bad, warning, danger)
12
frightening(noun, verb, adjective, person, strong)
12
serious(adjective, bad, severe, unpleasant, heavy)
11
baleful(adjective, critical, warning, forbidding, menacing)
11
ugly(adjective, person, tough, severe, nasty)
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