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sinister
adjective
(sin-is-ter)
stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable
Synonyms:
black
,
dark
,
Examples:
The scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him.
sinister
adjective
(sin-is-ter)
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
Synonyms:
baleful
,
forbidding
,
menacing
,
minacious
,
minatory
,
ominous
,
threatening
,
Examples:
Sinister storm clouds.
A sinister smile.
sinister
adjective
(sin-is-ter)
on or starting from the wearer's left
Examples:
Bar sinister.
Words Related to
sinister
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evil
,
ominous
,
menacing
,
minatory
,
wicked
,
baleful
,
dark
,
alarming
,
ugly
,
forbidding
,
sinistral
,
black
,
threatening
,
minacious
,
nefarious
,
creepy
,
mysterious
,
shadowy
,
insidious
,
spooky
,
disquieting
,
macabre
,
pernicious
,
ghastly
,
vile
,
frightening
,
malign
,
hideous
,
eerie
,
disturbing
,
weird
,
heinous
,
shady
,
monstrous
,
gruesome
,
unholy
,
troubling
,
dishonest
,
murky
,
ulterior
,
dangerous
,
grim
,
malignant
,
unspeakable
,
vicious
,
malicious
,
depressing
,
unfortunate
,
sombre
,
appalling
,
obscure
,
poisonous
,
gloomy
,
horrific
,
sad
,
draconian
,
bleak
,
horrible
,
dull
,
underhand
,
dreadful
,
terrible
,
worrying
,
perilous
,
treacherous
,
ruinous
,
infamous
,
horrendous
,
dire
,
fateful
,
atrocious
,
disastrous
,
catastrophic
,
dismal
,
fatal
,
spirit
,
left
,
fell
,
ill-fated
,
left-wing
,
malevolent
,
diabolical
,
devious
,
demonic
,
devilish
,
dastardly
,
ghoulish
,
conspiratorial
,
murderous
,
fiendish
,
satanic
,
strange
,
ghostly
,
mischievous
,
grotesque
,
duplicitous
,
perverse
,
unsavory
,
bizarre
,
cunning
,
sinister
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