portentous

portentous
adj
1. momentous, fraught, charged, heavy, laden; serious, grave, weighty, consequential, significant; crucial, critical, climacteric, eventful, pivotal, decisive; major, landmark, considerable, vital, of vital interst, all-important, of the utmost importance, high-priority, earthshaking; important, of importance, of significance, of consequence, of weight, of moment, of concern, of interest, not to be overlooked, Inf. not to be sneezed at.
2. ominous, foreboding, bodeful, ill-boding, boding evil, ill-omened, of evil portent; inauspicious, unpropitious, unfavorable, unpromising, unfortunate, unlucky, ill-starred, ill-fated, star-crossed, doomed from the start; menacing, threatening, lowering, looming, dark, black, sinister, heavy, gloomy; bad, evil, malign, malignant.
3. phenomenal, extraordinary, out-of-the-ordinary, prodigious, remarkable, wondrous, marvelous; amazing, astounding, astonishing, miraculous, surpassing belief, fabulous, fantastic, Sl. far-out; indescribable, mind-boggling, Sl. mind-blowing, Sl. trippy; staggering, breath-taking, Sl. stunning.

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  • Portentous — Por*tent ous, a. [L. portentosus.] 1. Of the nature of a portent; containing portents; foreshadowing, esp. foreshadowing ill; ominous. [1913 Webster] For, I believe, they are portentous things. Shak. [1913 Webster] Victories of strange and almost …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • portentous — I (eliciting amazement) adjective amazing, astonishing, breathtaking, exceptional, extraordinary, great, inconceivable, incredible, indescribable, marvelous, memorable, miraculous, notable, noteworthy, novel, out of the ordinary, outstanding,… …   Law dictionary

  • portentous — 1530s, from L. portentosus, from portentem (see PORTEND (Cf. portend)). Related: Portentously …   Etymology dictionary

  • portentous — *ominous, unpropitious, inauspicious, fateful Analogous words: threatening, menacing (see THREATEN): prodigious, *monstrous: prophesying or prophetic, presaging, foreboding, predicting, foretelling (see corresponding verbs at FORETELL) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • portentous — [adj] exciting; foreboding alarming, amazing, apocalyptic, astounding, augural, destined, doomed, exhilarating, extraordinary, fated, fateful, haunting, ill boding, ill fated, impending, important, inauspicious, inspiring, intriguing, ominous,… …   New thesaurus

  • portentous — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of or like a portent; ominous. 2) excessively solemn. DERIVATIVES portentously adverb portentousness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • portentous — [pôr ten′təs] adj. [L portentosus < portentum: see PORTENT] 1. that portends evil; ominous 2. arousing awe or amazement; marvelous 3. ponderous or pompous; self important SYN. OMINOUS portentously adv. portentousness n …   English World dictionary

  • portentous — [[t]pɔː(r)te̱ntəs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If someone s way of speaking, writing, or behaving is portentous, they speak, write, or behave more seriously than necessary because they want to impress other people. [FORMAL] There was nothing… …   English dictionary

  • portentous — adjective Date: 15th century 1. of, relating to, or constituting a portent < suspense, portentous foreshadowing, hints of sinister and violent mysteries Francine Prose > 2. eliciting amazement or wonder ; prodigious 3. a. being a grave or serious …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • portentous — adjective 1 literary events that are portentous are very important, especially because they show that something unpleasant is going to happen: portentous events that boded ill 2 trying to appear important and serious: The book is portentous and… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • portentous — por|ten|tous [po:ˈtentəs US po:r ] adj 1.) literary showing that something important is going to happen, especially something bad ▪ Recent developments are as portentous as the collapse of the Berlin Wall. 2.) trying to appear important and… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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