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ominous

1 of 1adjective
/ˈɑmənəs/
Forms:more ominous,most ominous
1

giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen

  • The dark clouds gathering on the horizon cast an ominous shadow over the town.
  • The eerie silence in the abandoned house felt ominous, as if something sinister awaited inside.
  • His ominous warning about the future of the company left the employees feeling uneasy.
  • The sudden drop in temperature was an ominous sign of an approaching storm.
  • The stranger's ominous gaze made her instinctively want to flee.