ominous

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈɒmɪnəs/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈɑmɪnəs/

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• Hyphenation: o‧mi‧nous

Adjective

Positive ominous

Comparative more ominous

Superlative most ominous

1. If something is ominous, it relates to omens; it is significant.
2. If something is ominous, it gives an indication that something bad is about to happen; it is threatening.

   The dark clouds moving into the area that we live in is an ominous sign that a bad storm is about to happen.

Synonyms

• (indication of something bad): threatening, baleful, portenous, sinister

Related words

• ominously
• ominousness

See also

• omen