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
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.
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Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 18 July 2024
From this inauspicious start, things went downhill.
—Matt Slater, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
His day, however, got off to an inauspicious start.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
Widely hailed as a model by European politicians pushing a tougher line on migration, the project has endured an inauspicious launch.
—Nick Squires, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Oct. 2024
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Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 18 July 2024
From this inauspicious start, things went downhill.
—Matt Slater, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
His day, however, got off to an inauspicious start.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
Widely hailed as a model by European politicians pushing a tougher line on migration, the project has endured an inauspicious launch.
—Nick Squires, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inauspicious
Adjective
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There’s the ominous sense that the monkeys lurking around the resort might just be the same ones wielding swords in the frescoes.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2025
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Those recall notices referred to a permanent solution without specifying what that might be—something that could be read as ominous or hopeful.—
Eric Bangeman,
Ars Technica,
14 Feb. 2025
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Her decision to give her baby up for adoption exposes the sinister dealings of Dagmar Overbye (Trine Dyrholm), the female Danish serial killer whose true-life murder of dozens of children in the 1910s inspired the film.—
Brande Victorian,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Feb. 2025
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The instrumental is decidedly sinister, and his vocals sound eerily similar to Michael’s.—
Matthew Ismael Ruiz,
Vulture,
12 Feb. 2025
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First, Lamar looked directly into the camera and cracked a wide, menacing grin while mentioning Drake’s name outright, instantly creating a meme format.—
Andrew R. Chow,
TIME,
10 Feb. 2025
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However, only one school draws that menacing task twice: West Virginia.—
Jon Wilner,
The Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Inauspicious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inauspicious. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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