auspiciously

In promising fashion

Auspiciously means in a way that suggests favorable outcomes or good fortune.

Something that begins auspiciously shows promising signs: The negotiations started auspiciously, with both sides agreeing on key points.

The word carries a sense of optimism about what's to come.

fortunate

propitiously

In a favorable manner

fortuitously · serendipitously · providentially · beneficially · advantageously · hopefully · encouragingly · optimistically · positively · blessedly

divination

omen

Prophetic indicator

prophecy · oracle · soothsaying · prognostication · sign · presage · foreboding · divination · foreshadowing · reading

prosperity

thriving

Succeeding vigorously

abundant · fruitful · successful · profitable · prosperous · wealth · fortune · affluence · growth · expansion

ceremonial

inauguration

Formal beginning ceremony

ribbon-cutting · coronation · consecration · dedication · blessing · launching · unveiling · ordination · opening · initiation

Opposites
favorability of omens/beginnings

auspiciouslyinauspiciously

In an ill-fated manner

ominously · portentously · ill-omened · unluckily · forebodingly

outcome likelihood

auspiciouslyunfortunately

Expressing bad luck

adversely · unfavorably · unpromisingly · unluckily · badly

Phrases
Family

auspicious, inauspicious, auspiciousness, inauspiciousness

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G