72 entries under menacing topic. ×
| ominous(adjective, person, mean, bad, wrong) | |
| dangerous(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe) | |
| impending(adjective, critical, likely, possible, dangerous) | |
| sinister(adjective, person, mean, bad, wrong) | |
| foreboding(noun, verb, adjective, person, dark) | |
| inauspicious(adjective, negative, hopelessness, unfavorable) | |
| frightening(noun, verb, adjective, person, strong) | |
| baleful(adjective, critical, warning, forbidding) | |
| unpropitious(adjective, negative, hopelessness, unfavorable) | |
| bullying(noun, verb, adjective, force, pressure) | |
| dire(adjective, tough, difficult, unfavorable) | |
| baneful(adjective, warning, unfavorable, intimidating) | |
| fierce(adjective, tough, difficult, violent, brutal) | |
| aggressive(verb, adjective, violent, hostile, brutal) | |
| close(adjective, near, likely, possible, immediate) | |
| fateful(adjective, severe, weighty, unfavorable) | |
| stormy(adjective, strong, severe, rough, intense) | |
| unlucky(adjective, negative, unfavorable, disapproving) | |
| warning(noun, verb, adjective, warning) | |
| harmful(adjective, risky, dangerous, unsafe) |
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