Definition & Meaning of "ominous"in English

ominous

giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen

foreboding

ill

inauspicious

portentous

prodigious

Grammatical Information

Composition

Simple

qualitative

Superlative

most ominous

Comparative

more ominous

gradable

domain

atmosphere, emotion, prediction

Examples

The dark clouds gathering on the horizon cast an ominous shadow over the town.

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