inauspicious

inauspicious
Synonyms and related words:
apocalyptic, bad, badly off, baleful, baneful, black, bodeful, boding, criminal, dark, depressed, dire, donsie, doomful, dreary, evil, evil-starred, fatal, fateful, foreboding, fortuneless, funest, gloomy, hapless, ill, ill off, ill-boding, ill-considered, ill-fated, ill-omened, ill-seasoned, ill-starred, ill-timed, improper, in adverse circumstances, inaccurate, inappropriate, inconvenient, inexpedient, infelicitous, inferior, inopportune, intempestive, intrusive, invalid, irrelevant, late, lowering, luckless, mal a propos, malapropos, malevolent, menacing, mistimed, of evil portent, off base, ominous, out of line, out of luck, out of phase, out of time, peccant, planet-struck, portending, portentous, premature, sad, short of luck, sinful, sinister, somber, star-crossed, threatening, too late, too soon, unbefitting, unblessed, underprivileged, unfavorable, unfit, unfitting, unfortunate, unhandy, unhappy, unhealthy, unkind, unlucky, unpleasant, unpromising, unpropitious, unprosperous, unprovidential, unready, unripe, unseasonable, unskillful, unsuitable, untimely, untoward, vicious, wicked, wrong

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  • Inauspicious — In aus*pi cious, a. Not auspicious; ill omened; unfortunate; unlucky; unfavorable. Inauspicious stars. Shak. Inauspicious love. Dryden. {In aus*pi cious*ly}, adv. {In aus*pi cious*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • inauspicious — I adjective adverse, boding, disadvantageous, ill timed, inadvisable, inexpedient, infelix, inopportune, mistimed, nefastus, ominous, presageful, problematic, problematical, unfavorable, unlucky, unpromising, unpropitious, untimely, untoward II… …   Law dictionary

  • inauspicious — (adj.) 1590s, from IN (Cf. in ) (1) not, opposite of + AUSPICIOUS (Cf. auspicious). Related: Inauspiciously; inauspiciousness …   Etymology dictionary

  • inauspicious — unpropitious, *ominous, portentous, fateful Analogous words: threatening, menacing (see THREATEN]): *sinister, malign, malefic, maleficent, baleful Antonyms: auspicious Contrasted words: *favorable, propitious, benign: fortunate, iucky, happy,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • inauspicious — [adj] ominous, unpromising bad, baleful, baneful, black, dire, discouraging, evil, fateful, foreboding, ill boding, ill omened, impending, inopportune, sinister, threatening, unfavorable, unfortunate, unlucky, unpromising, unpropitious, untimely …   New thesaurus

  • inauspicious — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not conducive to success; unpromising. DERIVATIVES inauspiciously adverb inauspiciousness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • inauspicious — [in΄ô spish′əs] adj. not auspicious; unfavorable; unlucky; ill omened inauspiciously adv. inauspiciousness n …   English World dictionary

  • inauspicious — in|aus|pi|cious [ ,ınɔ spıʃəs ] adjective FORMAL something that is inauspicious makes you think that success is not likely: He made an inauspicious start to his career by breaking a leg in his first race. ╾ in|aus|pi|cious|ly adverb …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • inauspicious — [[t]ɪ̱nɔːspɪ̱ʃəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n An inauspicious event is one that gives signs that success is unlikely. [FORMAL] The meeting got off to an inauspicious start with one of the main participants failing to turn up. Ant: auspicious …   English dictionary

  • inauspicious — UK [ˌɪnɔːˈspɪʃəs] / US [ˌɪnɔˈspɪʃəs] adjective formal something that is inauspicious makes you think that success is not likely He made an inauspicious start to his career by breaking a leg in his first race. Derived word: inauspiciously adverb …   English dictionary

  • inauspicious — adjective Date: 1592 not auspicious < an inauspicious start > • inauspiciously adverb • inauspiciousness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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