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OMINOUS Synonyms

There are 17 synonyms of the word ominous. (exact relations)
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threatening
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

• darkened by clouds

portentous
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• of momentous or ominous significance

• ominously prophetic

• puffed up with vanity

sinister
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

• stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable

• on or starting from the wearer's left

baleful
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• deadly or sinister

• threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

forbidding
adjectiveadj
noun

• an official prohibition or edict against something

adjective satellite

• harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance

• threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

menacing
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

dark
adjectiveadj
adjective

• devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black

• (used of color) having a dark hue

noun

• absence of light or illumination

• absence of moral or spiritual values

• an unilluminated area

• the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

• an unenlightened state

adjective satellite

• brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes)

• stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable

• secret

• showing a brooding ill humor

• lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture

• marked by difficulty of style or expression

• causing dejection

• not giving performances; closed

eerie
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious

• inspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening

evil
adjectiveadj
adjective

• morally bad or wrong

noun

• morally objectionable behavior

• the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice

adjective satellite

• having the nature of vice

• having or exerting a malignant influence

foreboding
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a feeling of evil to come

• an unfavorable omen

adjective satellite

• ominously prophetic

gloomy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• depressingly dark

• filled with melancholy and despondency

• causing dejection

malevolent
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred

• having or exerting a malignant influence

unfriendly
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not easy to understand or use

• not disposed to friendship or friendliness

adjective satellite

• not friendly

• very unfavorable to life or growth

inauspicious
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not auspicious; boding ill

adjective satellite

• contrary to your interests or welfare

• presaging ill fortune

ill
adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj
adjective

• affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

noun

• an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining

adverb

• (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well

• unfavorably or with disapproval

• with difficulty or inconvenience; scarcely or hardly

adjective satellite

• resulting in suffering or adversity

• distressing

• indicating hostility or enmity

• presaging ill fortune

minacious
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

minatory
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

Alternatives for THREATENING

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