Synonyms for

Ominously

Verb / ˈɑ:mʌnʌsli: / Another word for ominously — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

in a way that suggests that something bad is going to happen

Synonyms & similar words

threateningly forebodingly portentously menacingly sinisterly darkly gloomily doomily ominously unpropitiously inauspiciously unfavorably disastrously catastrophically horrifically terribly dreadfully awfully fearfully scarily

Example sentences

  1. The wind howled ominously outside my window.
  2. The teacher's expression turned ominously serious when she saw the students misbehaving.
  3. The empty streets looked ominously quiet at night.
  4. The dark clouds hung ominously over the city.
  5. The silence in the room grew ominously as the suspect refused to answer the detective's questions.

Quotes

  • I have a bad feeling about this... ominously said in many Star Wars movies.
  • The future is ominous and darkened by the shadow of impending war. - Winston Churchill
  • The prospect of domination of the nation's scholars by Federal employment, project allocations, and the power of money is ever present - and is gravely to be regarded. Yet, in holding scientific research and discovery in respect, as we should, we must also be alert to the equal and opposite danger that public policy could itself become the captive of a scientific-technological elite. - Dwight D. Eisenhower

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