Synonyms & related words for unpropitious

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of unpropitious — including inauspicious, unfavorable, unpromising, untoward, ominous, bodeful. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to unpropitious

Explore words related to unpropitious — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include unpropitiousness, unpropitiously, inauspiciousness, infaust, unauspicious, unfavorableness, propitious, inauspiciously. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for unpropitious

Common synonyms for unpropitious include inauspicious, unfavorable, unpromising, untoward, ominous, bodeful, baleful, adverse — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does unpropitious come from?

The word unpropitious breaks down into 4 roots of Old English and Latin origin: un-, from Old English un (“not”); pro-, from Latin pro (“forward, toward”); piti, from Latin petere (“to seek, fly toward”); and -ous, from Latin osus (“full of”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.