portentous Sentence Examples
- The thunderclap echoed through the valley, a portentous sign of an impending storm.
- The doctor's eyes held a portentous expression, hinting at grave news.
- The ominous clouds gathered on the horizon, a portentous omen of trouble to come.
- The silence in the room was deafening, its portentous weight suffocating.
- The flicker of the candle flame was interpreted as a portentous symbol of hope amidst despair.
- The howling wind seemed to whisper portentous secrets in the darkness.
- The old woman's gaze was intent and portentous, carrying an unspoken message.
- The sudden appearance of the comet was seen as a portentous sign of impending disaster.
- The ringing of bells carried a portentous tone, signaling a momentous event.
- The roar of the crowd was portentous, a thunderous outpouring of anticipation and awe.
portentous Meaning
portentous (s)
of momentous or ominous significance
ominously prophetic
puffed up with vanity
Synonyms & Antonyms of portentous
Synonyms:
- troubled
- disheartening
- wretched
- elegiacal
- unpromising
- morose
- drear
- sunless
- malign
- sombre
- cheerless
- discouraging
- chill
- morbid
- dreich
- cloudy
- saturnine
- lugubrious
- dismal
- sepulchral
- unlucky
- cimmerian
- plutonian
- lonesome
- sullen
- elegiac
- godforsaken
- hopeless
- cold
- miserable
- evil
- malignant
- dreary
- unpropitious
- unfavorable
- funereal
- forlorn
- dim
- glum
- gloomy
- tenebrous
- disconsolate
- comfortless
Antonyms:
FAQs About the word portentous
of momentous or ominous significance, ominously prophetic, puffed up with vanity
sinister,ominous, menacing, unfortunate, darkening, direful, desolate, grey, dire, ill-boding
benign, auspicious, promising, unthreatening, bright, prosperous, hopeful, encouraging, benign, hopeful
The thunderclap echoed through the valley, a portentous sign of an impending storm.
The doctor's eyes held a portentous expression, hinting at grave news.
The ominous clouds gathered on the horizon, a portentous omen of trouble to come.
The silence in the room was deafening, its portentous weight suffocating.
