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Inauspicious

Not auspicious; ill-omened; unfortunate; unlucky; unfavorable.

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Unfavorable 84% connected

Not favorable; not propitious; adverse; contrary; discouraging.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Unfavorable 84% connected

Not favorable; not propitious; adverse; contrary; discouraging.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Synonym 5

Adverse 92% connected

Acting against, or in a contrary direction; opposed; contrary; opposite; conflicting; as, adverse winds; an adverse party; a spirit adverse to distin…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Ill 92% connected

Contrary to good, in a physical sense; contrary or opposed to advantage, happiness, etc.; bad; evil; unfortunate; disagreeable; unfavorable.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Ominous 92% connected

Of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen; significant; portentous; -- formerly used both in a favorable and unfavorable s…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Unfortunate 92% connected

Not fortunate; unsuccessful; not prosperous; unlucky; attended with misfortune; unhappy; as, an unfortunate adventure; an unfortunate man; an unfortu…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Untoward 92% connected

Toward.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Auspicious 94% connected

Having omens or tokens of a favorable issue; giving promise of success, prosperity, or happiness; predicting good; as, an auspicious beginning.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Auspicious 94% connected

Having omens or tokens of a favorable issue; giving promise of success, prosperity, or happiness; predicting good; as, an auspicious beginning.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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