MINATORY Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

minatory

adjective

ˈmi-nə-ˌtȯr-ē

Definition of minatory

as in ominous

being or showing a sign of evil or calamity to come the novel's protagonist is haunted by a minatory black specter

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Recent Examples of minatory Among the richest of the novel’s many pleasures are just such minor characters, including some irresistibly vain and grasping thespians and the minatory Appleby brothers, talent agents of sorts who shamelessly throw their considerable weight around. — Daniel Akst, WSJ, 15 Jan. 2021

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Once there, Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, Sven, and Olaf watch as the butterfly approaches the outstretched hand of a woman whose face is obscured, before the ominous presence crushes it in her hands.

— Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Aug. 2026
These fears, while unfounded, were indicative of something much worse—and marked a new, ominous chapter in the whale’s evolving symbolic import.

— Naomi Skwarna, hazlitt.net, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of ominous

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In the more familiar galaxy far, far away, their friends Hera Syndulla, Ezra Bridger, Zeb Orrelios and Chopper must face the powerful Grand Admiral Thrawn and his sinister allies, who seek to plunge the fledgling New Republic into war.

— Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
The clip released last night shows this is a more complex, sinister strategist than Josh Brolin’s crash-bang-boom baddie Thanos from the previous Avengers pics.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of sinister

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The man, now identified as Andrew Truelove, 41, was quickly taken into custody and charged with felony burglary as a hate crime and felony menacing as a hate crime, according to a Manhattan District Attorney's complaint obtained by USA TODAY.

— Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
However, things look very quiet for at least the next week or 10 days, and there is no evidence of a bunch of menacing tropical waves starting to emerge off the coast of Africa.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2026

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