Find the synonyms or antonyms of a word



Antonyms for ill-omened


Grammar : Adj
Spell : il-oh-muh nd
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪlˈoʊ mənd



Definition of ill-omened

  • As in inauspicious : adj ominous, unpromising
  • As in star-crossed : adj doomed
  • As in ill-fated : adj doomed
  • As in doomed : adj condemned, hopeless
  • As in ill-fated/ill-starred : adj doomed
Example sentences :
  • The second lambda is inserted in order to avoid the ill-omened sound of destruction.
  • Extract from : « Cratylus » by Plato
  • The design of her eyebrows also was the same, rigid and ill-omened.
  • Extract from : « 'Twixt Land & Sea » by Joseph Conrad
  • Heyst cast an indifferent glance at the ill-omened chaos of the sky.
  • Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad
  • I watched the ill-omened company, till I saw them enter the gate.
  • Extract from : « My Bondage and My Freedom » by Frederick Douglass
  • In short, it was an ill-omened day, which upset his entire existence.
  • Extract from : « Ten Tales » by Franois Coppe
  • Number 3, Lauriston Gardens wore an ill-omened and minatory look.
  • Extract from : « A Study In Scarlet » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • This was not the last time we were to see that ill-omened craft.
  • Extract from : « A Voyage round the World » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • In spite of this ill-omened beginning, The Bunhouse did very useful work.
  • Extract from : « The Mark Of Cain » by Andrew Lang
  • Now behold the most pernicious circumstance in this ill-omened connection.
  • Extract from : « The Caxtons, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • The ill-omened boy, George, was the exact opposite of his brother.
  • Extract from : « Complete Short Works » by Georg Ebers

Synonyms for ill-omened

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019