sinister

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sinister Definition

• (s) 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
• (s) 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
• (s) on or starting from the wearer''s left; "bar sinister"

sinister Synonyms

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