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English adjective: sinister

1. sinister threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments


SamplesA baleful look.
Forbidding thunderclouds.
His tone became menacing.
Ominous rumblings of discontent.
Sinister storm clouds.
A sinister smile.
His threatening behavior.
Ugly black clouds.
The situation became ugly.


Synonymsbaleful, forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, threatening


Similaralarming


Antonymsunalarming

2. sinister stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable


SamplesBlack deeds.
A black lie.
His black heart has concocted yet another black deed.
Darth Vader of the dark side.
A dark purpose.
Dark undercurrents of ethnic hostility.
The scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him.


Synonymsblack, dark


Similarevil


Antonymsgood

3. sinister on or starting from the wearer's left


SamplesBar sinister.


Similarsinistral


Domain categoryheraldry


Antonymsdextral









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