Auspicious Definition & Meaning

Auspicious meaning

Auspicious
adjective

/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.

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