1. baleful, forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening

threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

Example Sentences:
'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'

Synonyms

• baleful
• forbidding
• menacing
• minacious
• minatory
• ominous
• threatening

2. black, dark, sinister

stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable

Example Sentences:
'black deeds'
'a black lie'
'his black heart has concocted yet another black deed'
'Darth Vader of the dark side'
'a dark purpose'
'dark undercurrents of ethnic hostility'
'the scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him'

Synonyms

• black
• dark

3. sinister

on or starting from the wearer's left

Example Sentences:
'bar sinister'