yes, they are SYNONYMS.
The dust storm was ominous.
The dust storm was threatening.
Same thing.
There is a difference between them which makes them less than perfect synonyms. "Ominous" means portentous; it comes from the word "omen" which is a sign or token of something to come. Therefore it is actually more like a warning than a threat.
That is the correct spelling of "ominous" (foreboding).
The ominous thundering of the surf foretold our approach to the shoals of our doom. I am curious about your ominous glare.
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In the book Poison, the young girl ventured into an ominous world to save her sister.The near-dead lamp gave an ominous glow in the pitch-dark room.The near-dead lamp gave an ominous glow in the pitch-dark room.
Ominous.
Painful: healing
Painful: healing
Dire, evil, malevolent, mischievous, ominous, perverse, threatening, nasty, or menacing. Those words mean sinister.
The girl that kept staring at me was a very ominous girl. There's 1 example :)
threatening, severe, frightening, hostile, menacing, sinister, daunting, ominous
Menacing, foreboding, sinister, portentous, impending, apocalyptic, threatening, dire...
giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious
Dark, ominous clouds loomed over the city threatening a bad rain storm.
"Sinister" is an adjective. It is used to describe something that is perceived as threatening, evil, or ominous.
No. Ominous means showing signs that something bad or unpleasant is about to happen. Threatening means hostile and frightening. An analogy is a comparison between two things, especially a very complicated thing being compared to a simpler thing to illustrate how it works.
In this case, it means scary or foreboding.
Yes, "ominous" refers to something that suggests a future event, typically one that is negative or threatening. It often conveys a sense of foreboding or impending danger. For example, dark clouds can create an ominous atmosphere before a storm.