Ominous 1100 Words You Need Ominous 1100 Words You Need /ˈɒm.ɪ.nəs/ US /ˈɑː.mə-/ (adj) suggesting that something unpleasant is likely to happen, threatening, foreboding, sinister, forbidding, dark, warning, worrying, gloomy, portentous, menacing, ill-omened, unpromising: There was an ominous silence when I asked whether my contract was going to be renewed. The engine had been making …
Sword of Damocles Sword of Damocles If you have a sword of Damocles hanging over you/your head, something bad seems very likely to happen to you, something that threatens to cause imminent disaster, a bad and disastrous event that might occur anytime: The treaty hung like a sword of Damocles over the French politics. Antonyms …
Scowl Scowl (noun & verb) /skaʊl/ (noun & verb) to look at someone in an angry and threatening way – frown – glower – look daggers – dirty look Scowl in context The unruly student scowled at his serious teacher and sat down in silence. As Emily walked into the room, she couldn’t help but …