Definition of ominous

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  • ominous is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
  • ominous is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
  • ominous is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 12

Definition of ominous

  • presaging ill fortune (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a dead and ominous silence prevailed

    Synonyms

    1. ill
    2. inauspicious
  • threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments (adjective)

    Examples

    1. ominous rumblings of discontent

    Synonyms

    1. baleful
    2. forbidding
    3. menacing
    4. minacious
    5. minatory
    6. sinister
    7. threatening

See definition of ominous in Merriam Webster