Vocabulary
Ominous
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen; threateningly inauspicious.
Urdu meaning
آشوب،منحوس، بدشگون، نحس
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- The reports about the latest destruction of forest in Arandu Gol in Chitral and violation of forest rules in Makhniyal Guzara Forest in Hazara and Ayubia National Park are alarming and ominous developments.
- The monsoon outlook of 2022 warned of an ominous weather pattern which received no attention.
- Bob and Ilan Evyatar in their book Target Tehran predicted as much, with a specific date: `If the IsraelIran chess game is played out further, things could become ominous.
- The region has already stepped into a water-scarce future and the ominous forecast of drought looms as glaciers vanish at an alarming pace.
- India`s decision to unilaterally suspend the Indus Waters Treaty, whic has survived three wars between the two countries, is ominous.
Synonyms
threatening, menacing, baleful, forbidding, sinister, doomy, inauspicious, unpropitious,
Antonyms
promising, auspicious, propitious
Curator example
“there were ominous dark clouds gathering overhead”
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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