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auspicious
Meaning: showing signs of future success; favorable
auspicious in a sentence
How auspicious is used in real sentences:
The company's first quarter of sales was an auspicious start to the new venture.
Winning the first game of the season was an auspicious sign for the team.
“In 1712, the Zuytdorp left the Cape of Good Hope for Batavia under an auspicious wind, carrying silver, passengers, and Company correspondence.”
— from the passage The Eastern Turn
Synonyms for auspicious
Other words for auspicious — favorable, promising and propitious — carry the same meaning.
- favorable
- promising
- propitious
Antonyms of auspicious
Words that mean the opposite of auspicious:
- ominous
- unfavorable
Where it comes from
From Latin auspicium 'divination by observing birds'
Memory hook
AUSPICIOUS sounds like 'AWESOME-SPECIAL' start — an awesome, special sign of good things to come.
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