unpropitious

unpropitious
Synonyms and related words:
adversary, adversative, adverse, alien, antagonistic, anti, antipathetic, antithetic, apocalyptic, bad, baleful, baneful, black, bodeful, boding, clashing, competitive, con, conflicting, contradictory, contrary, counter, cross, dark, dire, disaccordant, dissentient, doomful, dreary, enemy, evil, evil-starred, fateful, foreboding, fractious, gloomy, hostile, ill, ill-boding, ill-considered, ill-fated, ill-omened, ill-seasoned, ill-starred, ill-timed, improper, inappropriate, inauspicious, inconvenient, inexpedient, infelicitous, inimical, inopportune, intempestive, intrusive, irrelevant, late, lowering, mal a propos, malapropos, menacing, mistimed, negative, noncooperative, obstinate, of evil portent, off base, ominous, opponent, opposed, opposing, opposite, oppositional, oppositive, oppugnant, out of line, out of phase, out of time, overthwart, perverse, portending, portentous, premature, recalcitrant, refractory, repugnant, rival, sinister, somber, threatening, too late, too soon, unbefitting, uncooperative, unfavorable, unfit, unfitting, unfortunate, unfriendly, unhandy, unhappy, unlucky, unpromising, unready, unripe, unseasonable, unsuitable, untimely, untoward, wrong

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • unpropitious — I adjective adverse, hopeless, ill disposed, ill omened, ill timed, inauspicious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening, unfavorable, unfortunate, unpromising, untoward II index adverse (hostile), antipathetic ( …   Law dictionary

  • unpropitious — (adj.) c.1600 (implied in unpropitiously), from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + PROPITIOUS (Cf. propitious) …   Etymology dictionary

  • unpropitious — *ominous, portentous, fateful, inauspicious Analogous words: *sinister, baleful, malign, malefic, maleficent: threatening, menacing (see THREATEN): *adverse, antagonistic, counter Antonyms: propitious …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • unpropitious — [spelling only] …   English World dictionary

  • unpropitious — un|pro|pi|tious [ ,ʌnprə pıʃəs ] adjective VERY FORMAL an unpropitious situation or time does not seem appropriate for getting the result you want …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • unpropitious — adj.; unpropitiously, adv.; unpropitiousness, n. * * * …   Universalium

  • unpropitious — adjective not propitious; unfavourable, untimely …   Wiktionary

  • unpropitious — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Bringing, predicting, or characterized by misfortune: bad, evil, ill, inauspicious, unfavorable. See LUCK …   English dictionary for students

  • unpropitious — adj. not propitious, not favorable …   English contemporary dictionary

  • unpropitious — adjective (of a circumstance) not indicating a good chance of success; unfavourable. Derivatives unpropitiously adverb …   English new terms dictionary

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