Vocabulary
Ominous
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen; threateningly inauspicious.
Urdu meaning
آشوب،منحوس، بدشگون، نحس
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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For South Asia, which is already one of the most climatevulnerable regions in the world, this convergence of energy insecurity and water stress is particularly ominous.
Dawn Editorials —
Climate war shock
— 2026-04-13
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He is becoming increasingly dangerous, especially as Iran continues to refuse to capitulate despite the extensive destruction wrought by the US and Israel on its soil.Trump`s growing war crimes and his latest threats are ominous.
Dawn Editorials —
America`s war crimes
— 2026-04-08
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Or, if ominous reports that the US president is buying time to move in more troops and invade Iranian territory are to be believed, the war gets much worse.
Dawn Editorials —
At the crossroads
— 2026-03-26
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Prognosis of water availability by the end of the century is ominous as the flows of the Euphrates and Tigris are projected to decrease by 30 and 60pc respectively.
Dawn Editorials —
Mesopotamian rivers
— 2025-12-25
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Meanwhile, the defence minister sounded an ominous warning, saying that `we are in a state of war`.
Dawn Editorials —
Capital terrorism
— 2025-11-12
Synonyms
threatening, menacing, baleful, forbidding, sinister, doomy, inauspicious, unpropitious,
Antonyms
promising, auspicious, propitious
Curator example
“there were ominous dark clouds gathering overhead”
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