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Inauspicious vs. Ominous — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Inauspicious and Ominous

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Inauspicious

Not conducive to success; unpromising
Following this inauspicious start the British, outnumbered, withdrew
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Ominous

Menacing; threatening
Ominous black clouds.
Ominous rumblings of discontent.
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Inauspicious

Not favorable; not auspicious.
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Ominous

Of or being an omen, especially an evil one.
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Inauspicious

Not auspicious; ill-omened
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Ominous

Of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen; significant.
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Inauspicious

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

Specifically, giving indication of a coming ill; being an evil omen
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Inauspicious

Not auspicious; boding ill
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Ominous

Of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen; significant; portentous; - formerly used both in a favorable and unfavorable sense; now chiefly in the latter; foreboding or foreshowing evil; inauspicious; as, an ominous dread.
He had a good ominous name to have made a peace.
In the heathen worship of God, a sacrifice without a heart was accounted ominous.
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Inauspicious

Contrary to your interests or welfare;
Adverse circumstances
Made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions
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Ominous

Threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments;
A baleful look
Forbidding thunderclouds
His tone became menacing
Ominous rumblings of discontent
Sinister storm clouds
A sinister smile
His threatening behavior
Ugly black clouds
The situation became ugly
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Inauspicious

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
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Ominous

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
Jul 02, 2021

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