Ominously
Ominously adverb - In an ominous manner.
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Synonyms for Ominously
Portentous and ominously are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Portentous" instead an adjective "Ominously".
Nearby Word: ominous
Portentous
Portentous adjective - Being or showing a sign of evil or calamity to come.
Ominously and portentous are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Ominously" with "Portentous", this adjectives are similar.
Nearby Words: portent, portentously
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Related pairs
- critical and ominously
- critical and portentous
- foreboding and ominously
- foreboding and portentous
- forbidding and ominously
- forbidding and portentous
- baleful and ominously
- baleful and portentous
- sinister and ominously
- sinister and portentous
- inauspicious and ominously
- inauspicious and portentous
- evil and ominously
- evil and portentous
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