ill-boding (Meaning)
ill-boding (a.)
Boding evil; inauspicious; ill-omened.
Synonyms & Antonyms of ill-boding
Synonyms:
- sepulchral
- tenebrific
- comfortless
- sunless
- lugubrious
- drear
- dreary
- sullen
- evil
- godforsaken
- malign
- troubled
- discouraging
- chill
- morose
- saturnine
- miserable
- glum
- gloomy
- malignant
- dismal
- tenebrous
- wretched
- cheerless
- dim
- ill-fated
- elegiacal
- lonesome
- funereal
- disheartening
- Cimmerian
- plutonian
- unlucky
- ill-starred
- unpropitious
- unpromising
- hopeless
- elegiac
- forlorn
- cloudy
- dreich
- disconsolate
Antonyms:
ill-boding Sentence Examples
- The sky grew ominously dark, casting an ill-boding shadow over the village.
- The ominous silence before the storm filled the air with an ill-boding dread.
- The doctor's prognosis was ill-boding, leaving little hope for recovery.
- The sudden drop in temperature and the howling wind were ill-boding signs of an approaching blizzard.
- The ill-boding news of the job losses spread like wildfire through the town.
- The fortune teller's predictions were ill-boding, foretelling a difficult and uncertain future.
- The ill-boding omen of a black cat crossing my path sent shivers down my spine.
- The ill-boding laughter of the clown echoed through the empty circus tent, creating an eerie atmosphere.
- The ill-boding growl of the dog at the stranger made my heart skip a beat.
- The ill-boding creaks and groans coming from the old house were a constant reminder of its ominous history.
FAQs About the word ill-boding
Boding evil; inauspicious; ill-omened.
ominous, menacing, sinister, doomy, foreboding, somber, lonely,threatening, darkening, gray
benign, promising, hopeful, bright, bright, benign, favorable, unthreatening, hopeful, prosperous
The sky grew ominously dark, casting an ill-boding shadow over the village.
The ominous silence before the storm filled the air with an ill-boding dread.
The doctor's prognosis was ill-boding, leaving little hope for recovery.
The sudden drop in temperature and the howling wind were ill-boding signs of an approaching blizzard.