Synonyms for ominous
40 synonyms for “ominous”, grouped by meaning. Dark green words mean nearly the same thing; light green ones are close in some uses.
Ominous as in “threatening”
adjective: threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
- threatening
- sinister
- fateful
- baleful
- menacing
- portentous
- minatory
- foreboding
- dire
- alarming
- forbidding
- gloomy
- meaningful
- momentous
- weighty
- noticeable
- grim
- crucial
- imminent
- pertinent
- dreary
- critical
- dark
- consequential
- pivotal
- heavy
- remarkable
- significant
- intimidating
- sullen
- apocalyptic
- ill-starred
- brooding
- minacious
Ominous as in “ill”
adjective: presaging ill fortune
- ill
- disastrous
- fatal
- ill-fated
- unpromising
- unpropitious
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