Synonyms: inauspicious, unfortunate
Definition: not auspicious; boding ill
Similar words: unpromising
Definition: unlikely to bring about favorable results or enjoyment
Usage: faced an unpromising task; music for unpromising combinations of instruments
Synonyms: ill, inauspicious, ominous
Definition: presaging ill fortune
Usage: ill omens; ill predictions; my words with inauspicious thunderings shook heaven- P.B.Shelley; a dead and ominous silence prevailed; a by-election at a time highly unpropitious for the Government
Similar words: unpropitious
Definition: not propitious
Synonyms: adverse, inauspicious, untoward
Definition: contrary to your interests or welfare
Usage: adverse circumstances; made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions
Similar words: unfavorable, unfavourable
Definition: not encouraging or approving or pleasing
Usage: unfavorable conditions; an unfavorable comparison; unfavorable comments, unfavorable impression