👀baleful

adjective
/ˈbeɪlfəl/

Meaning

Threatening harm; menacing or expressing hatred.

Example Sentences

She gave him a baleful look after the insult.

Synonyms

menacing, hostile, threatening, sinister, ominous

Antonyms

friendly, kind, benevolent

Collocations

baleful look, baleful influence, baleful stare, baleful effect

Related Vocabularies

Lacking ambition or the ability to accomplish anything; lazy and unmotivated.
Extending back beyond memory or record; ancient.
solitary; isolated; without companions
limitless or endless in space, extent, or number
Quick and light in movement or thought.
covered or flooded with water or something in large quantities

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