propitious
5 synonyms and 1 antonym for propitious, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adj — Likely to bring a good result; favourable.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Synonyms by Meaning
2. adj
Suggesting that something good will happen.
“But counterrevolutions are reversible. Klein devotes much of her book to propitious signs that this can happen — indeed is happening.”
Etymology
The word came into English via Anglo-Norman and Old French propicius, which went back to Latin propitius ("favorable, well-disposed, kind"). Compare French propice, Portuguese propício and Spanish propicio.
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