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ominously
adjective
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How to pronounce ominously:

Definition of ominously:

ominously (adjective):
being or exhibiting an omen portentous
foreboding or foreshadowing evil inauspicious

Synonyms for ominously:

baleful
black
bleak
dark
darkening
depressing
depressive
desolate
dire
direful
doomy
foreboding
gray
grey
ill
ill-boding
inauspicious
lonely
menacing
minatory
murky
portentous
sinister
somber
sombre
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Antonyms for ominously:

agreeably
becomingly
conventionally
delightfully
fittingly
gracefully
invitingly
mildly
naturally
nicely
normally
ordinarily
plainly
pleasantly
routinely

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