Trends of
inauspicious

View usage for:

inauspicious

(ɪnɔːspɪʃəs)

adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]

An inauspicious event is one that gives signs that success is unlikely.

[formal]

The meeting got off to an inauspicious start when he was late.

Synonyms: unpromising, bad, unfortunate, discouraging More Synonyms of inauspicious

inauspicious in British English

(ˌɪnɔːˈspɪʃəs)

adjective

not auspicious; unlucky

Derived forms

inauspiciously (ˌinausˈpiciously)

adverb

inauspiciousness (ˌinausˈpiciousness)

noun

inauspicious in American English

(ˌɪnɔˈspɪʃəs)

adjective

not auspicious; unfavorable; unlucky; ill-omened

Derived forms

inauspiciously (ˌinausˈpiciously)

adverb

inauspiciousness (ˌinausˈpiciousness)

noun

Examples of 'inauspicious' in a sentence
inauspicious

To lose one leader in inauspicious circumstances is pretty bad.Against this inauspicious backdrop there is, it has to be said, a deep crisis of leadership.

(adjective) in the sense of unpromising

Definition

unlucky

The meeting got off to an inauspicious start.

Synonyms

unpromising

His business career had distinctly unpromising beginnings.

bad

The closure of the project is bad news for her staff.

unfortunate

Through some unfortunate accident, the information reached me a day late.

discouraging

unlucky

13 was to prove an unlucky number.

ominous

There was an ominous silence at the other end of the phone.

unfavourable

Unfavourable economic conditions were blocking a recovery.

black

He had just undergone one of the blackest days of his political career.

untoward

The surveyor's report didn't highlight anything untoward.

ill-omened

unpropitious

bodeful

Opposites

good

promising

encouraging

lucky

fortunate

favourable

auspicious

propitious

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bad

Definition

unfavourable or distressing

The closure of the project is bad news for her staff.

Synonyms

unfavourable,

troubling,

distressing,

unfortunate,

grim,

discouraging,

unpleasant,

gloomy,

adverse

in the sense of black

He had just undergone one of the blackest days of his political career.

Synonyms

terrible (informal),

bad,

devastating,

tragic,

fatal,

unfortunate,

dreadful,

destructive,

unlucky,

harmful,

adverse,

dire,

catastrophic,

hapless,

detrimental,

untoward,

ruinous,

calamitous,

cataclysmic,

ill-starred,

unpropitious,

ill-fated,

cataclysmal

in the sense of ominous

Definition

warning of evil

There was an ominous silence at the other end of the phone.

Synonyms

threatening,

menacing,

sinister,

dark,

forbidding,

grim,

fateful,

foreboding,

unpromising,

portentous,

baleful,

inauspicious,

premonitory,

unpropitious,

minatory,

bodeful

Nearby words of
inauspicious

inaugural
inaugurate
inauguration
inauspicious
inborn
inbred
inbuilt

Synonyms of 'inauspicious'

inauspicious

Explore 'inauspicious' in the dictionary

单词	inauspicious
释义	Trends of inauspicious View usage for: inauspicious (ɪnɔːspɪʃəs) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] An inauspicious event is one that gives signs that success is unlikely. [formal] The meeting got off to an inauspicious start when he was late. Synonyms: unpromising, bad, unfortunate, discouraging More Synonyms of inauspicious inauspicious in British English (ˌɪnɔːˈspɪʃəs) adjective not auspicious; unlucky Derived forms inauspiciously (ˌinausˈpiciously) adverb inauspiciousness (ˌinausˈpiciousness) noun inauspicious in American English (ˌɪnɔˈspɪʃəs) adjective not auspicious; unfavorable; unlucky; ill-omened Derived forms inauspiciously (ˌinausˈpiciously) adverb inauspiciousness (ˌinausˈpiciousness) noun Examples of 'inauspicious' in a sentence inauspicious To lose one leader in inauspicious circumstances is pretty bad. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Against this inauspicious backdrop there is, it has to be said, a deep crisis of leadership. Times, Sunday Times (2008) (adjective) in the sense of unpromising Definition unlucky The meeting got off to an inauspicious start. Synonyms unpromising His business career had distinctly unpromising beginnings. bad The closure of the project is bad news for her staff. unfortunate Through some unfortunate accident, the information reached me a day late. discouraging unlucky 13 was to prove an unlucky number. ominous There was an ominous silence at the other end of the phone. unfavourable Unfavourable economic conditions were blocking a recovery. black He had just undergone one of the blackest days of his political career. untoward The surveyor's report didn't highlight anything untoward. ill-omened unpropitious bodeful Opposites good , promising , encouraging , lucky , fortunate , favourable , auspicious , propitious Additional synonyms in the sense of bad Definition unfavourable or distressing The closure of the project is bad news for her staff. Synonyms unfavourable, troubling, distressing, unfortunate, grim, discouraging, unpleasant, gloomy, adverse in the sense of black He had just undergone one of the blackest days of his political career. Synonyms terrible (informal), bad, devastating, tragic, fatal, unfortunate, dreadful, destructive, unlucky, harmful, adverse, dire, catastrophic, hapless, detrimental, untoward, ruinous, calamitous, cataclysmic, ill-starred, unpropitious, ill-fated, cataclysmal in the sense of ominous Definition warning of evil There was an ominous silence at the other end of the phone. Synonyms threatening, menacing, sinister, dark, forbidding, grim, fateful, foreboding, unpromising, portentous, baleful, inauspicious, premonitory, unpropitious, minatory, bodeful Nearby words of inauspicious inaugural inaugurate inauguration inauspicious inborn inbred inbuilt Synonyms of 'inauspicious' inauspicious Explore 'inauspicious' in the dictionary
随便看	commercially minded commercially-minded commercial operation commercial opportunity commercial paper commercial pilot commercial reality commercial sector commercial success commercial television commercial traveler commercial traveller commercial vehicle commere commerge commie commies comminate commination comminative comminatory commines commingle comminute comminuted

Trends ofinauspicious

inauspicious

inauspicious in British English

inauspicious in American English

Examples of 'inauspicious' in a sentenceinauspicious

Additional synonyms

Nearby words ofinauspicious

Synonyms of 'inauspicious'

inauspicious

Trends of
inauspicious

Examples of 'inauspicious' in a sentence
inauspicious

Nearby words of
inauspicious