ominous
American Heritage Dictionary:
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om·i·nous
(ŏm'ə-nəs) 
adj.
ominousness om'i·nous·ness n.
adj.
- Menacing; threatening: ominous black clouds; ominous rumblings of discontent.
- Of or being an omen, especially an evil one.
[Latin ōminōsus, from ōmen, ōmin-, omen.]
ominously om'i·nous·ly adv.ominousness om'i·nous·ness n.
Roget's Thesaurus:
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ominous
adjective
- Portending future disaster: apocalyptic, apocalyptical, baneful, dire, direful, fateful, fire-and-brimstone, grave2, hellfire, portentous, unlucky. See luck/misfortune/chance, warn/invite.
Antonyms by Answers.com:
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ominous
adj
Definition: menacing, foreboding
Antonyms: auspicious, happy, lucky, promising, propitious
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ominous
IN BRIEF: A sign of danger to come.
They sprang into action at the sight of the ominous smoke on the hilltop.
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Ominous
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ildevarslende, uheldsvanger
Nederlands (Dutch)
onheilspellend, sinister
Français (French)
adj. - menaçant, inquiétant, de mauvais augure
Deutsch (German)
adj. - beunruhigend, ominös, unheilvoll
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - δυσοίωνος, δυσμενής, απειλητικός, ανησυχητικός
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - ominoso, agourento
Español (Spanish)
adj. - ominoso, de mal agüero, siniestro, nefasto
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - illavarslande, olycksbådande, varslande
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
恶兆的, 预兆的, 不吉利的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 惡兆的, 預兆的, 不吉利的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 불길한, ~의 전조의
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 不吉な, 不気味な
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) منذر بسوء, مشؤوم
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - מאיים, מהווה סימן רע
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