Grade 8

auspicious

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(aus-pi-cious) 3 syllables

Definition

adjective. likely to bring good luck or success.

Example Sentence

He thought it was an auspicious time to ask for a raise in salary.

More Example Sentences

An auspicious start can lead to success.

Synonyms

favorable; promising; lucky

Antonyms

unlucky; unfavorable; inauspicious

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Rhymes

  • vicious

  • ambitious
  • auspicious
  • capricious
  • delicious
  • factitious
  • fictitious
  • judicious
  • malicious
  • nutritious
  • pernicious
  • propitious
  • seditious
  • suspicious

  • aloysius
  • expeditious
  • inauspicious
  • injudicious
  • repetitious
  • superstitious
  • surreptitious