ILL-BODING Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

ill-boding

adjective

ˈil-ˈbō-diŋ

as in ominous

being or showing a sign of evil or calamity to come in an ill-boding turn of events, the government began rounding up political dissidents

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That’s an ominous sign for higher education leaders, who now must prepare to address a slow, continuing slide in high-school seniors, who make up the bulk of their entering students every year.

Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Rolling with the sound of Slo-Be Bryant 3, one of the great West Coast tapes of the 2020s, Slo-Be’s steely, ominous murmurs give his sentimental gangster rap the air of sorcery.

Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 9 Dec. 2024

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