2 : attended by good auspices : fortunate, prosperous an auspicious year … a festival that takes place during the hottest months of spring, just before the monsoon rains, and that is considered an auspicious time for weddings.—
In this page you can discover 42 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for auspices, like: auspicious, fair, favorable, good, happy, hopeful, likely, lucky, opportune, promising and propitious.
A celebratory or momentous event, situation, or circumstance. (Note that the meaning of auspicious here is slightly altered from its standard definition of favorable or timely.) We would like to invite you to the auspicious occasion of the marriage of our son, Luke, to his bride-to-be, Sophia.
antonyms for auspicious
- inauspicious.
- inopportune.
- unpromising.
- unsuitable.
- ominous.
- unfortunate.
- unhappy.
- unlucky.
According to astrology, if you're celebrating your birthday as per the Tithi (lunar day) or as per your star birthday, it's considered more auspicious and spiritually beneficial for you. As per the customs of the Indian tradition, importance is given to the position of the Sun and the Moon.
Auspicious means good omen, indicating future success (lucky, fortunate), marked by success, favorable, promising, propitious and prosperous. Its derivatives terms are auspiciously and auspiciousness. Auspicious is a Latin-derived word originally pertaining to the taking of 'auspices' by the augurs of ancient Rome.
favourable, propitious, promising, full of promise, bright, rosy, good, optimistic, hopeful, encouraging. 1.1Giving or being a sign of future success. 'they said it was an auspicious moon—it was rising'
1 : of, relating to, or determined by Providence. 2 archaic : marked by foresight : prudent. 3 : occurring by or as if by an intervention of Providence a providential escape.
1 : very bold and daring : fearless an audacious scheme. 2 : disrespectful of authority : insolent an audacious radio personality. Other Words from audacious.
1. He started his new job auspiciously on his birthday. 2. The year began auspiciously with good trade figures for January.
adj. Presenting favorable circumstances or showing signs of a favorable outcome; propitious: an auspicious time to ask for a raise. aus·pi′cious·ly adv. aus·pi′cious·ness n.
He had been invited by a friend, under the auspices that they worked together. He finished his college education under military auspices while in the navy. That, too, was a success under his auspices. It is doing so under the auspices of its move to cut unnecessary regulation.
I would far rather remain aloof on that point. He is unapproachable, remote, aloof, and austere; but he is not shady. He must hold himself wholly aloof from our party struggles. They are determined to remain completely aloof from any kind of war service.
transitive verb. 1 : to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both She arbitrated the dispute. 2 : to submit or refer for decision to an arbiter agreed to arbitrate their differences.
Captive sentence example
- She was virtually a captive in the cabin.
- He was taken captive in the battle, but exchanged for the wife of Robert Bruce.
- The prisoners, who were most barbarously treated, remained captive for over four years.
- He looked round at the captive drummer boy and felt a pang in his heart.
Fatal sentence example
- The council had also a fatal defect in its constitution.
- This step was fatal to Pippin's designs.
- Hubris was a fatal flaw of many ancient heroes.
