Synonyms for baleful
ˈbeɪl fəlbale·ful

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1. baleful, banefuladjective

   deadly or sinister

   "the Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look"

   Synonyms:
   forbidding, baneful, minacious, ominous, minatory, pestilent, deadly, pernicious, menacing, threatening, sinister

   Antonyms:
   beneficent, unalarming

2. baleful, forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threateningadjective

   threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

   "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:
   grim, inauspicious, sullen, minacious, baneful, lowering, black, dark, sinister, heavy, minatory, dour, ominous, menacing, ill, forbidding, threatening

   Antonyms:
   unalarming, beneficent

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1. balefuladjective

   Synonyms:
   hurtful, injurious, noxious, mischievous, pernicious, baneful, ruinous, deadly, fraught with evil

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1. List of paraphrases for "baleful":

   dire

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