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Defenition of the word sinister

    • Defenition of the word sinister

      • threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "a 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"
      • stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable; "black 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"-Thomas Hardy
      • (heraldry) on or starting from the wearer's left; "bar sinister"
      • threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "a baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone became menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent"; "sinister storm clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his threatening behavior"; "ugly black clo
      • on or starting from the wearer''s left; "bar sinister"
      • stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable; "black 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 sc
      • threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
      • on or starting from the wearer's left
      • stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable

    Synonyms for the word sinister

      • baleful
      • black
      • dark
      • forbidding
      • menacing
      • minacious
      • minatory
      • ominous
      • threatening
      • ugly

    Similar words in the sinister

      • alarming
      • evil
      • sinistral
      • wicked

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