The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word PORTENT which also is the latest solution we found used in Chronicle of Higher Education in 2018.
Ominous sign crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PORTENT | 50 % | 7 |
| OMEN | 33 % | 4 |
| AUGURY | 17 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Ominous sign
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- portent
- foreboding
- harbinger
- abode
- omen
- portend
- presage
- bode
- mark
- foresee
- divine
- farsighted
Crossword Answer definitions
PORTENT noun- Something that portends an event about to occur, especially an unfortunate or evil event; an omen.
- A portending; significance
- Something regarded as portentous; a marvel; prodigy.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result PORTENT
- Ominous sign
- Omen
- Sign of things to come
- Straw in the wind
- Sign
- Sign to heed
- Augury
- Early indication
- Calamitous event.
- Ill omen.
More clues leading to the result OMEN
- Warning
- "The __" (1976 Gregory Peck film)
- Harbinger
- Portent
- Presage
- Sign of things to come
- 1976 Gregory Peck gothic thriller, "The _____"
- Bellwether in NOME?
- Black cat, maybe
- A sign of things to come