as in ominous
being or showing a sign of evil or calamity to come
this many problems so early in the project is a most inauspicious sign
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Recent Examples of inauspicious
Stocks Struggle To Hold Gains As Traders Watch Key Technical Levels
Markets are off to an inauspicious start in 2025.
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Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
But this inauspicious start hardly inspires confidence in this bold (yet inadequate) experiment.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2024
While Cena’s official debut seemed designed to strap a rocket to his back, the unofficial second debut of John Cena was much more inauspicious.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 18 July 2024
From this inauspicious start, things went downhill.
—Matt Slater, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
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Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
But this inauspicious start hardly inspires confidence in this bold (yet inadequate) experiment.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2024
While Cena’s official debut seemed designed to strap a rocket to his back, the unofficial second debut of John Cena was much more inauspicious.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 18 July 2024
From this inauspicious start, things went downhill.
—Matt Slater, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inauspicious
Adjective
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If the sky turns ominous and thunder can be heard, find a secure place for shelter.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacramento Bee,
13 Mar. 2025
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The trailer is pretty ominous, hinting at the many disruptions to the relative peace at the Jackson compound that are to come in Season 2.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Nature intrudes on the innies’ lives in increasingly sinister ways, as when they’re spirited into the wilderness for a quasi-religious ORTBO, or Outdoor Retreat and Team Building Occurrence.—
Katy Waldman,
The New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2025
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Lithgow’s character humiliates Rush’s character by forcing him to perform a humiliating act on the dementia doll, reveling in the deeply sinister debauchery.—
Simon Thompson,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Dozens of Musk fans targeted Costa with menacing direct messages, social media posts and emails.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
17 Mar. 2025
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If the sky becomes menacing and thunder becomes audible, seek out a safe place to seek shelter.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Inauspicious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inauspicious. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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