The dark clouds were forbidding an upcoming storm.Her expression was forbidding, deterring any intruders.The castle's forbidding exterior hid a warm welcome inside.
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Foreboding
/fɔːˈbəʊdɪŋ/
A strong feeling that something bad is going to happen
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The eerie silence gave him a sense of foreboding.Her dream left her with a lingering foreboding.Dark clouds loomed with a sense of foreboding.
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Forbidding is related to an obstacle or barrier, something that seems ominous or threatening.
Foreboding is related to a sense of prediction, especially regarding something bad happening.
Remember forbidding as in forbid, indicating something is unwelcoming or hostile.
Foreboding is like predicting the future, imagining a dark outcome.
A forbidding mountain makes a climb seem impossible, while a foreboding feeling is the gut sense that it's dangerous to continue.