🌩️Inauspicious

Meaning

unlucky; showing signs that future success is unlikely; unfavorable

Not conducive to success; unpromising or unlucky.

Example Sentences

The dark clouds seemed inauspicious for the wedding.

The event began under inauspicious circumstances.

Synonyms

unlucky, unfavorable, ominous, ill-omened, unfortunate

Entry 1

unlucky, unfavorable, ominous, ill-omened

Entry 2

unlucky, unfortunate, unfavorable, ominous

Antonyms

auspicious, favorable, lucky, promising, fortunate

Entry 1

auspicious, favorable, lucky, promising

Entry 2

auspicious, fortunate, favorable

Collocations

inauspicious beginning, inauspicious timing, inauspicious signs, inauspicious start, inauspicious sign, inauspicious event

Entry 1

inauspicious beginning, inauspicious timing, inauspicious signs

Entry 2

inauspicious start, inauspicious sign, inauspicious event