Synonyms for ominous

Grammar : Adj

Spell : om-uh-nuh s

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɒm ə nəs

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Définition 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

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