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forbidding vs baleful

baleful vs forbidding

forbidding is a noun but baleful is not a noun.

forbidding and baleful both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
forbidding Yes Yes No No
baleful No Yes No No
As adjectives, forbidding and baleful are synonyms defined as:
  • forbidding and baleful: threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
Other synonyms of forbidding include menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening.
forbidding (noun) baleful (noun)
an official prohibition or edict against something
forbidding (adjective) baleful (adjective)
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance deadly or sinister
Difference between forbidding and baleful

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