Antonyms for ominous


Grammar : Adj
Spell : om-uh-nuh s
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɒm ə nəs


Definition of ominous

Origin :
  • 1580s, from Latin ominosus "full of foreboding," from omen (genitive ominis) "foreboding" (see omen). Related: Ominousness.
  • adj menacing, foreboding
Example sentences :
  • The spectacle as night fell was strange, ominous, but not unpicturesque.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
  • It seemed an extraordinary thing, an ominous object, a sign.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • At this ominous sight, I instinctively seized the bitts for protection.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • This made all the inhabitants of that melancholy and ominous apartment.
  • Extract from : « Leila, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • An ominous leave-taking was his, and calamity was there to greet him home again.
  • Extract from : « Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew » by Josephine Preston Peabody
  • With ominous deliberation he turned his vast weight upon them.
  • Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner
  • The street was black with people, surging back and forth, restless, ominous.
  • Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner
  • Had he contented himself with looking fierce and ominous, all would have been well.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
  • But somehow they conveyed an ominous suggestion to her keen mind.
  • Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • Then came the ominous clicking of the breeches as cartridges were thrust home.
  • Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum

Synonyms for ominous

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