PORTENTOUS Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word portentous. (close relations)
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| ominous | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments • presaging ill fortune | ||||||
| fateful | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • having momentous consequences; of decisive importance • ominously prophetic • (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin • controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined | ||||||
| foreboding | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a feeling of evil to come • an unfavorable omen adjective satellite • ominously prophetic | ||||||
| apocalyptic | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • of or relating to an apocalypse adjective satellite • prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom | ||||||
| dark | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black • (used of color) having a dark hue noun • absence of light or illumination • absence of moral or spiritual values • an unilluminated area • the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside • an unenlightened state adjective satellite • brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes) • stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable • secret • showing a brooding ill humor • lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture • marked by difficulty of style or expression • causing dejection • not giving performances; closed | ||||||
| dire | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless • causing fear or dread or terror | ||||||
| eerie | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious • inspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening | ||||||
| forbidding | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • an official prohibition or edict against something adjective satellite • harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance • threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments | ||||||
| gloomy | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • depressingly dark • filled with melancholy and despondency • causing dejection | ||||||
| intimidating | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • discouraging through fear | ||||||
| menacing | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments | ||||||
| prophetic | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention | ||||||
| scary | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • provoking fear or terror | ||||||
| sinister | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments • stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable • on or starting from the wearer's left | ||||||
| terrifying | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • causing extreme terror | ||||||
| threatening | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments • darkened by clouds | ||||||
| doomy | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • Filled with doom and gloom: depressing or pessimistic | ||||||
| foreshadowing | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand adjective satellite • indistinctly prophetic | ||||||
| momentous | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • of very great significance | ||||||
| predictive | adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions | ||||||
