Synonyms of ill-boding
35 similar words
Another word for ill-boding is star-crossed. Other synonyms of ill-boding are ill-starred, dire, sinister, disastrous and ill-fated.
Synonyms and similar words for ill-boding
adjectiveWhich bodes evil; portending bad things.
- inauspiciousNot auspicious; ill-omened.
- portentousOminously prophetic.
- augurousFull of augury; foreboding.
- balefulPortending evil; ominous.
- bodefulPortentous; ominous; foreboding.
- bodingForeboding, ominous, portending.
- direWarning of bad consequences: ill-boding; portentous.
- disastrousForeboding disaster; ill-omened.
- fatalForeboding death or great disaster.
- forebodingOf ominous significance; serving as an ill omen; foretelling of harm or difficulty.
- ill-fatedUnlucky; doomed.
- ill-omenedHaving a bad omen; inauspicious; unlucky.
- ill-starredDoomed to a bad fate; hapless.
- ominous
- brooding
- presagefulFull of presages; ominous.
- presagiousForeboding; ominous.
- sinisterInauspicious, ominous, unlucky, illegitimate.
- star-crossedIll-fated by destiny, the fate of the person being “written in the stars”.
- auspicious
- propitious
- auspicialOf or pertaining to auspices; auspicious.
- favorable
- fortunate
- fortuitous
- lucky
- prosperous
- serendipitous
- divine obsoleteForeboding; prescient.
- inauspicate obsoleteInauspicious.
- nefastous rareInauspicious, disastrous, ill-omened.
- omenic rareHaving the quality of an omen; carrying ominous or prophetic significance.
- prodigious archaicHaving the nature of an omen or portent; ominous, portentous.
- sullen obsoleteMischievous; malignant; unpropitious.
- teratical obsoleteWonderful; ominous; prodigious.
Meaning of ill-boding
- adjective Which bodes evil; portending bad things.
Questions about synonyms of ill-boding
- What is another word for ill-boding?
- Ill-boding has 35 synonyms on Word.ws, such as star-crossed, ill-starred, dire, sinister, disastrous, ill-fated, foreboding and inauspicious.
- What does ill-boding mean?
- Ill-boding means which bodes evil; portending bad things.
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