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单词 inauspicious
释义

inauspicious

adjective

in·​aus·​pi·​cious ˌi-ˌnȯ-ˈspi-shəs How to pronounce inauspicious (audio)
: not auspicious
an inauspicious start
inauspiciously adverb
inauspiciousness noun

Synonyms

  • baleful
  • dire
  • direful
  • doomy
  • foreboding
  • ill
  • ill-boding
  • menacing
  • minatory
  • ominous
  • portentous
  • sinister
  • threatening
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Example Sentences

Despite its inauspicious beginnings, the company eventually became very profitable. this many problems so early in the project is a most inauspicious sign
Recent Examples on the Web After an inauspicious start with its Galaxy Fold phone in 2019, Samsung has continued to push the concept of foldable smartphones, often at very high price points. Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN, 10 Aug. 2022 Indeed, Moore was all smiles Friday, even though his first NFL training camp got off to an inauspicious start. Dave Skretta, ajc, 22 July 2022 The eight-game trip had an inauspicious start Monday when the Guardians scored five runs in the first inning on the way to an 8-4 win. Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2022 Koepka got off to an inauspicious start in his favorite tournament. New York Times, 18 June 2022 Too bad there wasn't much lust among buyers for the 300 1953 model Corvettes that Chevrolet ultimately built, an inauspicious start to the bloodline that became America's sports car. Greg Fink, Car and Driver, 16 June 2022 Despite the inauspicious prologue, a decade later Ms. Wintour became Vogue’s editor in chief, an office that became the foundation for her emergence as a cultural and business impresario. Brenda Cronin, WSJ, 6 May 2022 Far from the inauspicious, impoverished South Bronx neighborhood from which he was born during the Great Depression. Linda Chase, Sun Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2022 On the third day of this inauspicious new year, the hyper-prolific and gonzo-candid rap sensation RXK Nephew appeared on YouTube with his sixth song of 2022. Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1592, in the meaning defined above

inauspicious

adjective

as in ominous
being or showing a sign of evil or calamity to come this many problems so early in the project is a most inauspicious sign

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • ominous
  • sinister
  • menacing
  • bleak
  • threatening
  • darkening
  • direful
  • unfortunate
  • portentous
  • dark
  • dire
  • murky
  • somber
  • lonely
  • foreboding
  • baleful
  • ill
  • minatory
  • depressive
  • desolate
  • unfavorable
  • depressing
  • ill-boding
  • black
  • doomy
  • unpropitious
  • gray
  • dismal
  • cheerless
  • cold
  • morbid
  • dim
  • gloomy
  • unpromising
  • lonesome
  • dreary
  • discouraging
  • saturnine
  • troubled
  • lugubrious
  • miserable
  • godforsaken
  • morose
  • glum
  • sepulchral
  • unlucky
  • grey
  • disconsolate
  • sullen
  • forlorn
  • comfortless
  • drear
  • elegiac
  • hopeless
  • plutonian
  • disheartening
  • funereal
  • cloudy
  • wretched
  • tenebrous
  • sombre
  • evil
  • chill
  • sunless
  • malignant
  • elegiacal
  • ill-starred
  • ill-fated
  • dreich
  • malign
  • tenebrific
  • star-crossed
  • Cimmerian

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • favorable
  • auspicious
  • promising
  • propitious
  • bright
  • prosperous
  • golden
  • hopeful
  • encouraging
  • benign
  • unthreatening
  • heartening
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