unpropitious C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌʌnprəˈpɪʃəs/ UK /ˌʌnprəˈpɪʃəs/ See IPA manual Freq #478776 Meanings 1 adj not favorable or likely to lead to success; ill-timed Persistent rain made the conditions unpropitious for the expedition. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · not favorable or likely to... unfavorableinauspiciousadverseuntimely ↔ Opposites propitiousfavorableauspicious Word family Derived forms unpropitiouslyunpropitiousness Related forms propitiouspropitiate Etymology Formed from un- + propitious. Propitious came through French from Latin propitius, meaning 'favorable, gracious, or well disposed.' Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # unpropitious **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌʌnprəˈpɪʃəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌʌnprəˈpɪʃəs/ **Frequency rank:** 478776 ## Meanings 1. not favorable or likely to lead to success; ill-timed ## Examples - Persistent rain made the conditions unpropitious for the expedition. ## Synonyms - unfavorable - inauspicious - adverse - untimely ## Antonyms - propitious - favorable - auspicious ## Derived Forms - unpropitiously - unpropitiousness ## Related Forms - propitious - propitiate ## Etymology Formed from un- + propitious. Propitious came through French from Latin propitius, meaning 'favorable, gracious, or well disposed.' ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown