inauspicious | ||
1. | [ adjective ] presaging ill-fortune | |
Synonyms: | ominous ill | |
Examples: | "ill omens" "ill predictions" "my words with inauspicious thunderings shook heaven"- P.B.Shelley "a dead and ominous silence prevailed" "a by-election at a time highly unpropitious for the Government" |
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Related terms: | unpropitious | |
2. | [ adjective ] contrary to your interests or welfare | |
Synonyms: | adverse untoward harmful | |
Examples: | "adverse circumstances" "made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions" |
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Related terms: | unfavorable | |
3. | [ adjective ] not auspicious; boding ill | |
Synonyms: | unfortunate | |
Related terms: | auspicious unpromising auspiciousness | |
Similar spelling: |
inauspiciously inspector inspectorship inspection inspectorate |