Synonyms for inauspicious
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Unfortunate
unfortunate, unpromising, unlucky, unfavorable US, unfavourable UK, unhappy, bad, untoward, adverse, unpropitious, calamitous, baneful, luckless, hapless
Definitions
- adj. 1
Not auspicious; ill-omened.
Example sentences
- unfortunate He has shown remorse for the unfortunate incident.
- unlucky It is said that Friday the 13th is an unlucky day.
- unfavorable She bore up well under unfavorable circumstances.
- unpromising From unpromising beginnings, he went on to become a respected leader.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| inauspicious | rising | |
| unfortunate | falling | |
| unlucky | rising | |
| unfavorable | falling | |
| unpromising | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- bad1, ill1
- 7 letters
- unhappy3, adverse2, unlucky3, fateful2, hapless2, baneful
- 8 letters
- untoward3, luckless2
- 10 letters
- calamitous4
- 11 letters
- unfortunate4, unfavorable5, unpromising4
- 12 letters
- unfavourable, unpropitious
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (unhappy3 = 3 syllables).