Synonyms: ban, banning, forbiddance, forbidding
Definition: an official prohibition or edict against something
Similar words: prohibition
Definition: refusal to approve or assent to
Synonyms: threatening, baleful, ominous, minacious, minatory, sinister, menacing, forbidding
Definition: threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
Usage: 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
Similar words: alarming
Definition: frightening because of an awareness of danger
Synonyms: grim, dour, forbidding
Definition: harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
Usage: a dour, self-sacrificing life; a forbidding scowl; a grim man loving duty more than humanity; undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw- J.M.Barrie
Similar words: unpleasant
Definition: disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings
Usage: an unpleasant personality; unpleasant repercussions; unpleasant odors