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- pronunciation:
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adjective |
| definition: |
giving a sign of future evil or trouble.
The black clouds looked ominous, so we decided to go to the lake some other day.- synonyms:
- sinister, threatening
- antonyms:
- promising
- similar words:
- dark, grim, menacing, ugly
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| related words: |
dread, malignant, unlucky, warning |
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| derivations: |
ominously (adv.), ominousness (n.) |
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