Antonyms for omened


Grammar : Verb
Spell : oh-muhn
Phonetic Transcription : ˈoʊ mən


Definition of omened

Origin :
  • 1580s, from Latin omen "foreboding," from Old Latin osmen, of unknown origin; perhaps connected with the root of audire "to hear" [OED] or from PIE *o- "to believe, hold as true" (cf. Greek oiomai "I suppose, think, believe").
  • As in portend : verb foreshadow, indicate
  • As in predict : verb express an outcome in advance
  • As in presage : verb predict or have a feeling
  • As in promise : verb bring hope, possibility
  • As in betoken : verb indicate
  • As in bode : verb to foreshadow
  • As in forebode : verb predict, warn
  • As in foreshadow : verb indicate
Example sentences :
  • He had never learned to control himself and that omened ill for those who became his subjects.
  • Extract from : « The World's Progress, Vol. I (of X) » by Various
  • So we listened while dire forebodings were omened for Valencia, and worse for Puerto Cabello.
  • Extract from : « Gardens of the Caribbees, v. 2/2 » by Ida May Hill Starr
  • And when she lost it, she says, she knowed that was fate and that our love was omened in under an evil star.
  • Extract from : « Danny's Own Story » by Don Marquis

Synonyms for omened

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