Antonyms for inauspicious


Grammar : Adj
Spell : in-aw-spish-uhs
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn ɔˈspɪʃ əs


Definition of inauspicious

Origin :
  • 1590s, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + auspicious. Related: Inauspiciously; inauspiciousness.
  • adj ominous, unpromising
Example sentences :
  • Why are you thus altered, and what means this inauspicious quick-sightedness and alarm?
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • For tears and cries are the inauspicious signs by which children show what they love and hate.
  • Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
  • This was an inauspicious commencement of an active and anxious career.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 » by Mrs. Thomson
  • Mildly and not unjustly Roger calls this "an inauspicious question."
  • Extract from : « A Book About Lawyers » by John Cordy Jeaffreson
  • It was a dashing victory, gallantly won after an inauspicious start.
  • Extract from : « Bert Wilson on the Gridiron » by J. W. Duffield
  • She wondered what further unpleasantness was about to happen to her on that inauspicious night.
  • Extract from : « Betty Vivian » by L. T. Meade
  • Into this inauspicious apartment was I conducted by my strange companions.
  • Extract from : « The Purcell Papers » by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
  • Hence the place was deserted, and has ever since been regarded as inauspicious.
  • Extract from : « Castes and Tribes of Southern India » by Edgar Thurston
  • Sundays, which are auspicious for weddings, are inauspicious for crimes.
  • Extract from : « Castes and Tribes of Southern India » by Edgar Thurston
  • I shall be lifelong imprisoned for the inauspicious event of this evening.
  • Extract from : « The Burglars' Club » by Henry A. Hering

Synonyms for inauspicious

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