portentous Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- minatory
- bleak
- dark
- lonely
- ill-boding
- darkening
- murky
- foreboding
- baleful
- desolate
- black
- dire
- somber
- ill
- depressing
- direful
- gray
- threatening
- doomy
- unfortunate
- depressive
- grey
- inauspicious
Weak:
- funereal
- malignant
- elegiac
- forlorn
- morbid
- malign
- lonesome
- drear
- dreich
- unfavorable
- sepulchral
- unlucky
- chill
- elegiacal
- troubled
- disconsolate
- cloudy
- hopeless
- unpropitious
- comfortless
- plutonian
- disheartening
- unpromising
- evil
- cimmerian
- glum
- wretched
- sullen
- discouraging
- tenebrous
- cold
- cheerless
- miserable
- dreary
- sombre
- dim
- gloomy
- dismal
- sunless
- godforsaken
- lugubrious
- morose
- saturnine
portentous Meaning
portentous (s)
of momentous or ominous significance
ominously prophetic
puffed up with vanity
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.
FAQs About the word portentous
of momentous or ominous significance, ominously prophetic, puffed up with vanity
ominous, menacing, sinister, minatory,bleak, dark, lonely, ill-boding, darkening, murky
bright, prosperous, auspicious, auspicious, bright,favorable, encouraging, favorable, promising, unthreatening
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.
