SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
unpropitious
adjective
Unfavorable to success or a good outcome.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Unfavorable to success
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Usage distinction
Return to topUnpropitious conditions work against success. Inauspicious can concern an unfavorable sign; unlucky concerns chance rather than the circumstances themselves.
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See unpropitious in use
Heavy rain made the afternoon an unpropitious time for an outdoor exhibition.
A power outage makes the afternoon unpropitious for finishing the posters because the team's only working printer cannot operate during the interruption.
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