Auspicious Definition & Meaning
/ɔːˈspɪʃ.əs/
• Something that is auspicious indicates that success is likely.
Our first meeting was hardly auspicious.
Her acclaimed first novel was an auspicious debut.
Her career as a singer had an auspicious beginning.
Their first meeting was not auspicious - they had a huge argument.
Winning his first five cases was an auspicious start for the young lawyer.
We won our first match of the season 4–1 which was an auspicious beginning.
Synonyms & Similar Words
promising
favourable
optimistic
propitious
hopeful
lucky
bright
encouraging
fortunate
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
inauspicious
unpromising
unfavourable
unpropitious
hopeless
unlucky
desperate
pessimistic
discouraging
• auspiciously adverb
His career couldn't have begun more auspiciously.
• auspiciousness noun
The folks take the phoenix as the symbol of auspiciousness and happiness.