What does inauspicious mean?

inauspicious means "not auspicious; boding ill". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in inauspicious?

inauspicious has 4 syllables: in-au-spic-ious. The stress falls on "spic". In IPA it is /ˌɪˌnaʊˈspɪʃɪs/.

What is another word for inauspicious?

Close synonyms include unfortunate, adverse, untoward, ill, ominous. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of inauspicious?

The recorded antonyms are auspicious.

Is inauspicious a common word?

inauspicious is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

inauspicious — meaning, pronunciation and 3 definitions

adjective

3 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
not auspicious; boding ill
Synonymsunfortunate
Antonymsauspicious
Similarunpromising
2.
contrary to your interests or welfare
“adverse circumstances”
“made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions”
Synonymsadverse untoward
Similarunfavorable
3.
presaging ill fortune
“ill omens”
“ill predictions”
“my words with inauspicious thunderings shook heaven”
“a dead and ominous silence prevailed”
“a by-election at a time highly unpropitious for the Government”
Synonymsill ominous
Similarunpropitious

Questions about inauspicious

What does inauspicious mean?: inauspicious means "not auspicious; boding ill". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in inauspicious?: inauspicious has 4 syllables: in-au-spic-ious. The stress falls on "spic". In IPA it is /ˌɪˌnaʊˈspɪʃɪs/.
What is another word for inauspicious?: Close synonyms include unfortunate, adverse, untoward, ill, ominous. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
What is the opposite of inauspicious?: The recorded antonyms are auspicious.
Is inauspicious a common word?: inauspicious is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for inauspicious come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adjective

3 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
not auspicious; boding ill
Synonymsunfortunate
Antonymsauspicious
Similarunpromising
2.
contrary to your interests or welfare
“adverse circumstances”
“made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions”
Synonymsadverse untoward
Similarunfavorable
3.
presaging ill fortune
“ill omens”
“ill predictions”
“my words with inauspicious thunderings shook heaven”
“a dead and ominous silence prevailed”
“a by-election at a time highly unpropitious for the Government”
Synonymsill ominous
Similarunpropitious

Questions about inauspicious

What does inauspicious mean?: inauspicious means "not auspicious; boding ill". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in inauspicious?: inauspicious has 4 syllables: in-au-spic-ious. The stress falls on "spic". In IPA it is /ˌɪˌnaʊˈspɪʃɪs/.
What is another word for inauspicious?: Close synonyms include unfortunate, adverse, untoward, ill, ominous. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
What is the opposite of inauspicious?: The recorded antonyms are auspicious.
Is inauspicious a common word?: inauspicious is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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