inauspicious

Examples

• All

• The timing of the Rome conference was inauspicious for the United States.

  Academic text (1998)

• Now then, Mr. Briggs, you couldn't have shown up at a more inauspicious time.

  The Homesman (2014)

• there is one problem that takes centre stage on this inauspicious day.

  Evan Carmichael

• It's just a little movie and I left thinking these are inauspicious comments for amazing, amazing results.

• An inauspicious beginning, to be sure.

  The Bucket List (2007)

• And this is certainly an inauspicious start for the cons.

  The Longest Yard (2005)

• After this inauspicious beginning, more and more people came to Baguio.

  Fiction book (2000)

• Hipparcos got off to a rather inauspicious start.

  Academic text (1997)

• And Despite that inauspicious start, he's ended up rather well, I'm pleased to say.

• From these inauspicious beginnings... John Malkovich's rise to stardom was fast and furious.

  Being John Malkovich (1999)

Synonyms

U

unfortunate

vsinauspicious

469 1.2

Not lucky or causing a bad result

is about predicting poor success rather than expressing regret or pity

O

ominous

vsinauspicious

96 6.4

Makes you feel that something bad will happen

is about low chances of success rather than a threatening warning

U

unlucky

vsinauspicious

91 1.0

Having bad luck that causes problems

is more about general low success chances rather than actual misfortune

A

adverse

vsinauspicious

83 6.0

Harmful to people or things, often making progress difficult

is about suggesting bad luck rather than active harm or opposition

U

unfavorable

vsinauspicious

• US

31 4.5

Not good for success or approval

is more about suggesting bad luck rather than practical hindrance

I

ill-fated

vsinauspicious

19 6.1

Likely to have very bad luck and end badly

is milder and says success is unlikely rather than certain disaster

U

unpropitious

vsinauspicious

9.3

Not likely to succeed or have a good result

is about suggesting bad luck or an unpromising outcome instead

I

ill-omened

vsinauspicious

• Literature

8.7

A thing that people think will bring bad luck

is focused on unpromising outcome rather than being only a sign

U

unencouraging

vsinauspicious

6.5

Something that makes people feel less hopeful or confident

is about warning of bad luck rather than simply lacking encouragement

Antonyms

P

promising

203 3.1

Showing signs of future success

A

auspicious

• Formal

22 7.3

Showing a good sign that something will succeed

How Unpromising

ominous

96 6.4

inauspicious

4 8.1

threatening

65 3.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology