The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word GRAVEST , but the solution may also be DIREST which is one of the most recent solution (1981 in New York Times).
Most ominous crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| GRAVEST | 50 % | 7 |
| DIREST | 50 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Most ominous
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- dire
- evil
- grave
- grim
- ugly
- bad
- lower
- else
- potent
- portent
- hellhound
- thunderous
Crossword Answer definitions
GRAVEST verb- To dig.
- To carve or cut, as letters or figures, on some hard substance; to engrave.
- To carve out or give shape to, by cutting with a chisel; to sculpture.
- To impress deeply (on the mind); to fix indelibly.
- To entomb; to bury.
- To write or delineate on hard substances, by means of incised lines; to practice engraving.
- Characterised by a dignified sense of seriousness; not cheerful.
- Low in pitch, tone etc.
- Serious, in a negative sense; important, formidable.
- Influential, important; authoritative.
- To clean, as a vessel's bottom, of barnacles, grass, etc., and pay it over with pitch — so called because graves or greaves was formerly used for this purpose.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result GRAVEST
- Most sober
- Most serious.
- Most ominous.
- Most somber
- Like a worst-case scenario
- Least merry
- Most serious
- Most serious and somber