20 entries under unpromising topic. ×

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inauspicious(adjective, awful, fear, black, horror)
8
dire(adjective, black, warning, threatening, menacing)
7
unfavorable(adjective, threatening, menacing, ominous)
7
unlucky(adjective, black, warning, threatening, menacing)
6
evil(adjective, black, threatening, menacing, unfavorable)
6
foreboding(adjective, black, warning, threatening, menacing)
4
fateful(adjective, black, warning, threatening, menacing)
4
threatening(warning, menacing, unfavorable, intimidating, ominous)
3
baneful(warning, threatening, menacing, unfavorable, intimidating)
2
bad(threatening, menacing, unfavorable, ominous)
2
ill-fated(warning, threatening, unfavorable, ominous)
2
unfortunate(threatening, menacing, unfavorable, ominous)
2
unpropitious(warning, threatening, menacing, unfavorable, intimidating)
2
untoward(unfavorable, ominous)
1
impending(warning, threatening, menacing, unfavorable, intimidating)
0
adverse(threatening, menacing, unfavorable, ominous)
0
discouraging(unfavorable, ominous)
0
ill-starred(unfavorable, ominous)
0
inopportune(unfavorable, ominous)
0
untimely(unfavorable, ominous)
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