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No. Ominous means showing signs that something bad or unpleasant is about to happen. Threatening means hostile and frightening. An analogy is a comparison between two things, especially a very complicated thing being compared to a simpler thing to illustrate how it works.
The synonym of "sinister" is "ominous" or "threatening."
The word ''Omnious'' is an adjective that is considering harmful outcomes and it is referring to the worrying impressions about something that is going to happen and that is often something very bad. Words that are similar to it are: threatening, menacing, portentous or baleful. For example, a dark cloud before a thunderstorm.
The girl that kept staring at me was a very ominous girl. There's 1 example :)
threatening, severe, frightening, hostile, menacing, sinister, daunting, ominous
Menacing, foreboding, sinister, portentous, impending, apocalyptic, threatening, dire...
yes, they are SYNONYMS. The dust storm was ominous. The dust storm was threatening. Same thing. There is a difference between them which makes them less than perfect synonyms. "Ominous" means portentous; it comes from the word "omen" which is a sign or token of something to come. Therefore it is actually more like a warning than a threat.
giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious
Dark, ominous clouds loomed over the city threatening a bad rain storm.
"Sinister" is an adjective. It is used to describe something that is perceived as threatening, evil, or ominous.
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