baleful (Meaning)
baleful (s)
deadly or sinister
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
baleful (a.)
Full of deadly or pernicious influence; destructive.
Full of grief or sorrow; woeful; sad.
Synonyms & Antonyms of baleful
Synonyms:
- foreboding
- somber
- ill-boding
- unfortunate
- dire
- threatening
- depressing
- minatory
- direful
- dim
- lonely
- gray
- depressive
- grey
- inauspicious
- murky
- portentous
- bleak
- black
- dark
- desolate
- ill
- doomy
- darkening
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- unpromising
- discouraging
- gloomy
- comfortless
- elegiac
- elegiacal
- unlucky
- troubled
- chill
- sombre
- ill-starred
- morose
- dismal
- tenebrific
- dreary
- sullen
- lonesome
- malign
- unpropitious
- disheartening
- forlorn
- dreich
- hopeless
- Cimmerian
- tenebrous
- sepulchral
- saturnine
- morbid
- cold
- plutonian
- funereal
- wretched
- disconsolate
- malignant
- sunless
- evil
- godforsaken
- cheerless
- unfavorable
- glum
- lugubrious
- cloudy
- miserable
- drear
Antonyms:
FAQs About the word baleful
deadly or sinister, threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developmentsFull of deadly or pernicious influence; destructive., Full of grief or sorrow; woefu
menacing,ominous, sinister, foreboding, somber, ill-boding, unfortunate, dire,threatening, depressing
bright, golden, promising, benign, golden, hopeful, benign, encouraging, encouraging, promising
The baleful glare of the abandoned house sent shivers down his spine.
The baleful claws of the raven raked across the air, leaving an ominous mark.
The baleful gaze of the ancient statue warned of impending danger.
A baleful curse hung heavy in the air, weighing down the spirits of all who entered.
