180 entries under adjective topic. ×

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inauspicious(negative, warning, threatening, hopelessness)
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unpropitious(negative, warning, threatening, hopelessness)
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ominous(negative, foreboding, threatening, menacing)
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gloomy(harsh, dark, miserable, grim)
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unfavourable
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hopeless(harsh, dark, miserable, dreary)
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ill-omened(warning, threatening, hopelessness, unfavorable)
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sinister(warning, threatening, unfavorable, desperate)
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threatening(verb, mean, bad, wrong)
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unfavorable(mean, bad, wrong, evil)
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unfortunate(negative, unfavorable, disapproving, desperate)
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adverse(negative, unfavorable, disapproving, ominous)
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bad(unfavorable, desperate, ominous, impossible)
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bleak(poor, small, insignificant, unimportant)
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ill(bad, evil, negative, disapproving)
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ill-fated(warning, threatening, unfavorable, desperate)
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ill-starred(unfavorable, ominous)
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menacing
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portentous
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untoward(negative, unfavorable, disapproving, ominous)
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