Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ill-boding
Adjective
  • If the sky turns ominous and thunder can be heard, find a secure place for shelter.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 16 Aug. 2025
  • After an ominous July jobs report – which also showed that hiring was much weaker than originally reported in May and June – the central bank was widely expected to cut interest rates at its meeting next month in a bid to recharge hiring.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • For The Fin, his team worked to make the dim light extra grainy, giving it a particularly sinister quality.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2025
  • This turns out to be another name for Galactus, a surprisingly scary Marvel villain played with sinister sincerity by Ralph Ineson.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 22 July 2025
Adjective
  • The menacing attacker — described as 6′ to 6’2″ and wearing a black t-shirt, blue pants and tan shoes — took off north on Madison Ave.
    Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The previous version of the immersive attraction brought guests face to face with the terrifying flickering TV screen, the menacing beast from beyond, and the pool filled with floating corpses.
    Simon Thompson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Ill-boding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ill-boding. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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