ominous (Meaning)
ominous (s)
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
presaging ill fortune
ominous (a.)
Of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen; significant; portentous; -- formerly used both in a favorable and unfavorable sense; now chiefly in the latter; foreboding or foreshowing evil; inauspicious; as, an ominous dread.
Synonyms & Antonyms of ominous
Synonyms:
- evil
- dreary
- sunless
- dreich
- chill
- Cimmerian
- forlorn
- miserable
- unlucky
- lugubrious
- dim
- malign
- disheartening
- morose
- funereal
- comfortless
- wretched
- plutonian
- malignant
- sepulchral
- glum
- elegiac
- tenebrific
- dismal
- sullen
- cheerless
- morbid
- disconsolate
- hopeless
- lonesome
- tenebrous
- elegiacal
- drear
- unpromising
- cloudy
- cold
- discouraging
- troubled
- saturnine
- godforsaken
- gloomy
- unpropitious
Antonyms:
ominous Sentence Examples
- The ominous silence that permeated the night sent shivers down her spine.
- The raven's eerie croak was an ominous portent of impending doom.
- As darkness enveloped the sky, casting ominous shadows upon the land, a sense of foreboding gripped the hearts of all who beheld it.
- The thunder rumbled ominously in the distance, a warning of the tempest that was to come.
- The stranger's hooded figure and cold, penetrating gaze filled her with an ominous dread.
- The crumbling walls and overgrown ruins created an ominous atmosphere that whispered of forgotten horrors.
- The approaching footsteps grew louder, their ominous rhythm echoing through the desolate alleyway.
- The ominous ticking of the grandfather clock seemed to herald the inevitable passage of time and the approach of something unknown.
- The doctor's solemn expression and ominous words left her trembling with fear and uncertainty.
- The ominous painting portrayed a grotesque and twisted scene, its colors and brushstrokes evoking a sense of unspeakable terror and despair.
FAQs About the word ominous
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments, presaging ill fortuneOf or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen; significant
menacing,sinister, bleak, portentous, ill, depressive, inauspicious, sombre, direful, minatory
favorable, unthreatening, golden, bright, benign, hopeful,favorable, prosperous, encouraging, hopeful
The ominous silence that permeated the night sent shivers down her spine.
The raven's eerie croak was an ominous portent of impending doom.
As darkness enveloped the sky, casting ominous shadows upon the land, a sense of foreboding gripped the hearts of all who beheld it.
The thunder rumbled ominously in the distance, a warning of the tempest that was to come.
