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24 entries under unfavorable topic. ×
| untoward(adjective, ominous, unpromising) | |
| inauspicious(adjective, dull, gloomy, miserable) | |
| adverse(adjective, negative, critical, disparaging) | |
| dim(adjective, dull, dark, gloomy, miserable) | |
| unfortunate(adjective, dull, gloomy, miserable, pessimistic) | |
| unpromising(adjective, harsh, dark, gloomy, miserable) | |
| unpropitious(adjective, ominous, unpromising) | |
| foreboding(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting) | |
| ill-fated(pessimistic, desperate, ominous, unpromising) | |
| inopportune(adjective, ominous, unpromising) | |
| ominous(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting) | |
| sinister(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, pessimistic) | |
| threatening(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, pessimistic) | |
| baleful(ominous, unpromising) | |
| baneful(ominous, unpromising) | |
| dire(ominous, unpromising) | |
| evil(ominous, unpromising) | |
| fateful(ominous, unpromising) | |
| ill-boding(ominous, unpromising) | |
| ill-omened(ominous, unpromising) |
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