Synonyms for bodeful
- adjective
Most common
ill-starred sinister ominous ill-fated foreboding baleful portentous
All synonyms
Adjective
Definitions
- adj. 1
Portentous; ominous; foreboding.
Example sentences
- sinister Gustavo's tone and mannerisms were really sinister.
- ominous The sky looks ominous. I wonder if it will rain.
- foreboding Despite her foreboding, Mary entered the cellar.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| bodeful | steady | |
| sinister | rising | |
| ominous | rising | |
| foreboding | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- dire1
- 6 letters
- boding
- 7 letters
- ominous3, baleful2
- 8 letters
- sinister3
- 10 letters
- disastrous3, foreboding3, portentous3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ominous3 = 3 syllables).