Propitious synonyms

prə-pĭsh'əs

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encouraging
Giving courage, hope, or confidence
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promising
Showing promise of success, excellence, etc.
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advantageous
Affording advantage; favorable or beneficial.
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beneficial
Receiving benefit
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hopeful (related)
Feeling or showing hope; expecting to get what one wants
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benignant
Favorable; beneficial.
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helpful
Providing assistance; useful.
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generous
Having qualities attributed to people of noble birth; noble-minded; gracious; magnanimous
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kind (related)
Mild, gentle, forgiving
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auspicious
Favored by fortune; successful
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benign
(Med.) Doing little or no harm; not malignant; specif., not cancerous
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friendly
Generally warm, approachable and easy to relate with in character.
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good
(Especially when capitalized) Holy.
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gracious
Condescendingly courteous; indulgent:
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kindly
The definition of kindly is someone gentle, pleasant or compassionate.
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opportune
Suited or right for a particular purpose:
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prosperous
The definition of prosperous is someone or something exhibiting financial success.
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timely
Happening, done, said, etc. at a suitable time; well-timed; opportune
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unfriendly (antonym)
Antagonistic or hostile:
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cool (antonym)
Marked by calm self-control:
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inauspicious (antonym)
Not auspicious; ill-omened; unfortunate; unlucky; unfavorable.
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unpromising (antonym)
Not likely to develop in a desirable manner:
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unfavorable (antonym)
Not propitious
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unfortunate (antonym)
Having bad luck; unlucky.
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beneficent
Producing benefit; beneficial.
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profitable
Yielding profit; advantageous:
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salutary
The definition of salutary is something that is good or that is beneficial to your health.
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toward
(Dated) Approaching, coming near; impending; present, at hand.
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useful
Having a beneficial use; serviceable:
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seasonable
Typical of or suitable for the season or the time of year:
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well-timed
Occurring or done at an opportune time:
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bright
Having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent.
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brilliant
(Of a voice or sound) having a sharp, clear tone
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fair
Promising; likely:
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fortunate
Lucky, favored by fortune.
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help (related)
Affording benefit
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luck (related)
Occurring at a fitting or advantageous time
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cold (antonym)
Affecting the sense of smell (as of hunting dogs) only feebly; having lost its odour.
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Propitious Sentence Examples

  • The moment was propitious, and his efforts met with success.

  • When Elizabeth ascended the throne, Dee was asked by Lord Dudley to name a propitious day for the coronation.

  • One was propitious to marriage, another to entrance upon school-life, a third to the first ploughing, a fourth to laying the foundation of a house.

  • The timing was propitious, as black clouds had begun to roll up the valley and gather above them, the advance guard of a summer shower.

  • was a good horseman, and had circumstances been more propitious he might have left his mark in the sporting annals of the country.

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