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Meanings of
ominous
in English
Threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments.
threatening
sinister
menacing
forbidding
baleful
minatory
minacious
Related terms
alarming
Presaging ill fortune.
ill
inauspicious
Related terms
unpropitious
Usage of
ominous
in English
1
Several days later, I heard a new and even more
ominous
sound.
2
Visit Website Despite these
ominous
signs, rangers have not given up hope.
3
We're never quite sure who you is, but it sure sounds
ominous
.
4
June 5... Well, he's paralyzed now, and his future is extremely
ominous
.
5
Then he smiled; and the smile was more
ominous
than the sparks.
6
With an aching heart, Sano noted another
ominous
change in his father.
7
And in the north the
ominous
murmur had become a rhythmic roar.
8
The state of feeling in regard to the Spanish boundary is
ominous
.
9
Before she could question him, the
ominous
noise started up again downstairs.
10
The red sun was going down in a sea of
ominous
fire.
11
The place itself was
ominous
;
spiders could scarce make it more so.
12
The place was so infamous, so
ominous
,
that other details weren't necessary.
13
But here staring him in the face were those four
ominous
words:
14
But she could see nothing
ominous
on the exterior of the case.
15
The more he thought of it now the more
ominous
it seemed.
16
Soon a deep and
ominous
silence reigned in the castle of Rheinsberg.
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ominous
Adjective
Frequent collocations
ominous silence
more ominous
ominous sign
ominous sound
ominous words
More collocations
Ominous
through the time
Ominous
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
Australia
Common
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