inauspicious

The word “inauspicious” has 4 syllables: in-au-spi-cious

It's pronounced as /ˌɪn.ɔːˈspɪʃ.əs/

What is synonym and antonym for inauspicious?

In the thesaurus, “inauspicious” has 73 synonyms and 12 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for inauspicious along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for inauspicious

baleful
black
bleak
cheerless
chill
cimmerian
cloudy
cold
comfortless
dark
darkening
depressing
depressive
desolate
dim
dire
direful
disconsolate
discouraging
disheartening
dismal
doomy
drear
dreary
dreich
elegiac
elegiacal
evil
foreboding
forlorn
funereal
gloomy
glum
godforsaken
gray
grey
hopeless
ill
ill-boding
ill-fated
ill-starred
lonely
lonesome
lugubrious
malign
malignant
menacing
minatory
miserable
morbid
morose
murky
ominous
plutonian
portentous
saturnine
sepulchral
sinister
somber
sombre
star-crossed
sullen
sunless
tenebrific
tenebrous
threatening
troubled
unfavorable
unfortunate
unlucky
unpromising
unpropitious
wretched

Antonyms for inauspicious

auspicious
benign
bright
encouraging
favorable
golden
heartening
hopeful
promising
propitious
prosperous
unthreatening

Meanings of inauspicious

adjective
1. Not auspicious; ill-omened.

Example Sentences

The wedding began on an inauspicious note with unexpected rain and delays.
His career got off to an inauspicious start, but he quickly turned things around.
They considered Friday the 13th an inauspicious day to launch a new business.
The loud argument during the ceremony felt like an inauspicious omen.
An inauspicious beginning does not always mean a negative outcome.

On this page you'll find 85 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to inauspicious, such as: auspicious, baleful, benign, black, bleak, bright, cheerless.

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