Direful and Ominously

Direful

Direful adjective - Being or showing a sign of evil or calamity to come.

Ominously and direful are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Ominously" with "Direful", this adjectives are similar.

Ominously

Ominously adverb - In an ominous manner.
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Synonyms for Ominously

Direful and ominously are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Direful" instead an adjective "Ominously".

Nearby Word: ominous
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