baleful[adjective]Synonyms: sinister, malefic, maleficent, malign, ominous, apocalyptic, baneful, dire, direful, fateful, ill-boding, ill-omened, threatening, unpropitious
Antonyms: beneficent
Contrasted words: auspicious, benign, favorable, promising, propitious, advantageous, beneficial
Related Words: deadly,
evil,
harmful,
pernicious,
bodeful,
foreboding,
unfavorable,
unpromising [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
bale‧ful /ˈbeɪlf
əl/
adjective literary[
Language: Old English;
Origin: bealufull, from bealu 'evil']
expressing anger, hatred, or a wish to harm someone:
a baleful look—balefully adverb [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲