baleful
adjectiveHow many syllables in baleful?
There are 2 syllables in the word baleful.Divide baleful into syllables:
bale · ful
How to pronounce baleful:
Definition of baleful:
- baleful (adjective):
- deadly or sinister.
- harmful, menacing, or vindictive
- deadly or pernicious in influence
Synonyms for baleful:
baneful
black
bleak
bodeful
dangerous
dark
darkening
deadly
depressing
depressive
desolate
dim
dire
direful
doomy
evil
forbidding
foreboding
frightening
gray
grey
harmful
hurtful
ill
ill-boding
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Antonyms for baleful:
advantageous
agreeable
aiding
amiable
anodyne
approving
assisting
auspicious
behooveful
benefic
beneficent
beneficial
benevolent
benign
benignant
bland
boosting
bright
calm
cheering
comforting
constructive
dull
effective
encouraging
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