Synonyms & related words for baleful

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of baleful — including baneful, ominous, sinister, menacing, threatening, portentous. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to baleful

Explore words related to baleful — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include balefulness, minatory, balefully, minacious, forbidding, ominousness, sinisterness, ghastly. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for baleful

Common synonyms for baleful include baneful, ominous, sinister, menacing, threatening, portentous, malefic, maleficent — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does baleful come from?

The word baleful breaks down into one root of Old English origin: the root bale-, from Old English bealu (“evil, harm”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.