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Definitions

ominous

[om-uh-nuhs] / ˈɒm ə nəs /
ADJECTIVE
menacing, foreboding
Synonyms
STRONGEST
apocalyptic dangerous dark dire dismal gloomy grim haunting perilous portentous prophetic sinister threatening
WEAK
augural baleful baneful clouded direful doomed doomful fateful fearful forbidding hostile ill-boding ill-fated impending inauspicious inhospitable lowering malefic malificent malign minatory precursive premonitory presaging prescient suggestive unfriendly unlucky unpromising unpropitious
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bright cheerful encouraging good happy hopeful joyful light nice pleasant safe secure sunny
WEAK
auspicious lucky promising propitious

Example Sentences

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That’s ominous news for retirees who have a lot of their money invested in regular Treasury, municipal and corporate bonds, as most do.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

But if you thirst for a sober-minded investigation into this ominous tool — one with an approach that treats you like the intelligent being you are — you’ll have to wait for AI doc 2.0.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Around this time last year, they started sending a more ominous message.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Would he even want to walk into such an ominous situation?

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

We walked inside the cavernous office as the doors slid shut behind us with an ominous click.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.