Dark clouds gathered, giving an ominous feeling.
乌云聚集，给人不祥的感觉。
In the darkening sky, the shapes of the clouds took on an ominous appearance. Which word is a synonym for “ominous”?
B — Threatening. “ominous” means adj. threatening sinister foreboding
A deeply ______ silence fell over the crowd just before the disaster struck.
B — ominous. “ominous” means adj. threatening sinister foreboding
ominous — adj. threatening sinister foreboding. In Chinese: 不祥的，恶兆的.
ominous is pronounced /ˈɒmɪnəs/. It breaks into 3 syllables: o · mi · nous.
Dark clouds gathered, giving an ominous feeling. (乌云聚集，给人不祥的感觉。)
threatening, foreboding — all close in meaning to ominous (adj. threatening sinister foreboding).
Yes. ominous appears on the iSEE Vocab Upper list, which covers 804 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
omen (omen) + ous → ominous, foreboding.