The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word OMINOUS which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2021.
Threatening crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| OMINOUS | 41 % | 7 |
| DIRE | 18 % | 4 |
| MENACING | 12 % | 8 |
| UGLY | 12 % | 4 |
| MINATORY | 6 % | 8 |
| SINISTER | 6 % | 8 |
| PORTENTOUS | 6 % | 10 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Threatening
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- minatory
- menacing
- minacious
- alarming
- sullen
- sinister
- ugly
- lowering
- forbidding
- heavy
- baleful
- ominous
Crossword Answer definitions
OMINOUS adjective- Of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen; significant.
- Specifically, giving indication of a coming ill; being an evil omen
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result OMINOUS
- Menacing
- Sinister
- Forbidding
- Foreboding
- Inauspicious
- Like dark clouds
- Worrisome
- Threatening
- Portending harm
- Appearing threatening
More clues leading to the result DIRE
- Harrowing
- Kind of straits
- Urgent
- Critical
- Like some straits
- Serious
- Macabre
- Straits or consequences preceder
- Very urgent
- Disastrous
More clues leading to the result MENACING
More clues leading to the result UGLY
- Cinderella's sisters, for certain
- Like an ogre
- Loathsome
- Not very pretty
- Sight that makes eyes sore
- Dangerous, as a situation
- Like some truths
- The __ Duckling
- Coyote ___
- Ill-favored