The sky looks ominous. I wonder if it will rain.
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Ominous
//ˈɒmɪnəs//
Synonyms for "ominous" (207 found)
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Related words (103)
Adjective(30 words)
inauspiciousindicativeinhospitableinjuriousintimidatinglethalloweringlucklessmaleficmaleficentmalevolentmalignmalignantmanticmeaningfulmenacingminaciousminatorymischievousmonstrous
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noisomenoxiousof evil portentoracularout of luckperniciousplanet-struckpoisonousportendingpredictiveprejudicialpremonitoryprognosticpropheticsadscathefulshort of lucksibyllicsinistersomberspookystar crossedstar-crossedterroristicterrorizingthreatfultoxicuglyunblessedunderprivilegedunfavorableunfortunateunfriendlyunhappyunluckyunpromisingunprosperousunprovidentialuntowardvaticinalvenenateveneniferousvenenousvenomousviciousvirulentwarning
Adjective(6 words)
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78 translations across 32 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἀπαίσιος adj (giving indication of a coming ill)
Armenian
1 entries- չարագուշակ adj (giving indication of a coming ill)
Bulgarian
2 entries- зловещ adj (of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen)
- злокобен adj (of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen)
Catalan
2 entries- ominós adj (of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen)
- ominós adj (giving indication of a coming ill)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 不祥 adj (of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen)
Czech
1 entries- zlověstný adj (giving indication of a coming ill)
Danish
3 entries- ildevarslende adj (giving indication of a coming ill)
- uheldsvanger adj (giving indication of a coming ill)
- varslende adj (of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen)
Dutch
2 entries- omineus adj (of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen)
- onheilspellend adj (giving indication of a coming ill)
Esperanto
1 entries- omena adj (of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen)
Estonian
2 entries- kurjakuulutav adj (giving indication of a coming ill)
- pahaendeline adj (giving indication of a coming ill)
Finnish
3 entries- enteellinen adj (of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen)
- pahaenteinen adj (giving indication of a coming ill)
- uhkaava adj (giving indication of a coming ill)
French
4 entries- de mauvais augure adj (giving indication of a coming ill)
- menaçant adj (giving indication of a coming ill)
- omineux adj (giving indication of a coming ill)
- sinistre adj (giving indication of a coming ill)
Georgian
2 entries- ავბედი adj (of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen)
- ავბედი adj (giving indication of a coming ill)
German
4 entries- ahnungsvoll adj (of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen)
- bedrohlich adj (giving indication of a coming ill)
- ominös adj (giving indication of a coming ill)
- unheilvoll adj (giving indication of a coming ill)
Hungarian
3 entries- baljós adj (giving indication of a coming ill)
- baljóslatú adj (giving indication of a coming ill)
- ominózus adj (of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen)
Icelandic
1 entries- ískyggilegur adj (giving indication of a coming ill)
Irish
1 entries- droch-chuma a bheith air adj (giving indication of a coming ill)
Italian
4 entries- infausto adj (giving indication of a coming ill)
- malaugurante adj (giving indication of a coming ill)
- nefasto adj (giving indication of a coming ill)
- predittivo adj (of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen)
Japanese
1 entries- 不吉 adj (of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen)
Kazakh
4 entries- жаман ырым adj (giving indication of a coming ill)
- жамандық adj (giving indication of a coming ill)
- жамандық белгісі adj (giving indication of a coming ill)
- сұмдық adj (giving indication of a coming ill)
Latin
1 entries- dīrus adj (giving indication of a coming ill)
Macedonian
4 entries- зловестен adj (of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen)
- зловестен adj (giving indication of a coming ill)
- злокобен adj (of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen)
- злокобен adj (giving indication of a coming ill)
Māori
2 entries- tamaki adj (of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen)
- tamaki adj (giving indication of a coming ill)
Polish
2 entries- złowieszczy adj (giving indication of a coming ill)
- złowróżbny adj (giving indication of a coming ill)
Portuguese
4 entries- agourento adj (of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen)
- agourento adj (giving indication of a coming ill)
- ominoso adj (of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen)
- ominoso adj (giving indication of a coming ill)
Romanian
4 entries- de rău augur adj (giving indication of a coming ill)
- fatidic adj (giving indication of a coming ill)
- prevestitor adj (of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen)
- sinistru adj (of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen)
Russian
2 entries- злове́щий adj (giving indication of a coming ill)
- предвеща́ющий adj (of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen)
Spanish
4 entries- agorero adj (giving indication of a coming ill)
- ominoso adj (of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen)
- ominoso adj (giving indication of a coming ill)
- siniestro adj (of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen)
Swedish
3 entries- illavarslande adj (giving indication of a coming ill)
- olycksbådande adj (giving indication of a coming ill)
- ominös adj (of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen)
Telugu
2 entries- అరిష్ట సూచకమైన adj (of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen)
- అశుభసూచకమైన adj (giving indication of a coming ill)
Turkish
3 entries- kara adj (giving indication of a coming ill)
- meşum adj (giving indication of a coming ill)
- uğursuz adj (giving indication of a coming ill)
Ukrainian
3 entries- злові́щий adj (giving indication of a coming ill)
- прові́сницький adj (of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen)
- проро́чий adj (of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
"Really, my lady" stammered out the haberdasher, after what appeared to us to be a most ominous pause, "I am deeply sensible of your ladyship's patronage, and the patronage of your ladyship's niece."
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That sounds ominous.
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There was an ominous silence.
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