portentous

/pɔː(ɹ)ˈtɛntəs/adj

High School

Of momentous or ominous significance.

Ominously prophetic.

Puffed up with vanity.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

augurous baleful big bodeful boding brooding central consequential critical crucial dire disastrous divine epochful essential

Antonyms

humble insignificant trivial unremarkable

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

momentous apprentice proventus

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

pac pad pae pah pak pal pam pan pao pas

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

acm aer afl air aix any ary bec bed beg

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing

aaa por drop grip paro pris ripe wrap prank reply

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