adj. 1 repellent, repulsive, offensive, odious, abhorrent In his long cloak and mask, he presented a forbidding appearance 2 hostile, unfriendly, stern, harsh, menacing, threatening, ominous, dangerous, bad, nasty, ugly, unpleasant The coast here is rocky and forbidding The old crone gave him a forbidding look and we cringed.
FORBIDDING
Meaning of FORBIDDING in English
Oxford thesaurus English vocab. Английский словарь Оксфорд тезаурус. 2012