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Synonyms and antonyms of ominous in English. ominous. adjective. These are words and phrases related to ominous. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of ominous. Ominous black clouds caused us to head the boat toward a harbor. Synonyms. threatening. minatory. menacing. foreboding. sinister. dismaying.
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adverb. uk / ˈɒm.ɪ.nəs.li / us / ˈɑː.mə.nəs.li / Add to word...
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Synonyms for OMINOUSLY in English: threateningly, grimly, menacingly, darkly, balefully, sinisterly, forbiddingly, …
Synonyms for OMINOUS: sinister, menacing, bleak, threatening, somber, dark, portentous, foreboding; Antonyms of OMINOUS: favorable, bright, promising, benign, golden, hopeful, encouraging, prosperous.
Definition. warning of evil. There was an ominous silence at the other end of the phone. Synonyms. threatening. a threatening atmosphere of rising tension and stress. menacing. sinister. There was something sinister about him that she found disturbing.
The meaning of OMINOUS is being or exhibiting an omen : portentous; especially : foreboding or foreshadowing evil : inauspicious. How to use ominous in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Ominous.
adverb. uk / ˈɒm.ɪ.nəs.li / us / ˈɑː.mə.nəs.li / Add to word list. in a way that suggests that something unpleasant is likely to happen: I went into the kitchen and found him lying ominously still on the floor. "I'm waiting," Evelyn said ominously. See. ominous. Fewer examples.
