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sinister
[sin-uh-ster]
adjective
threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous.
a sinister remark.
Synonyms: ,Antonyms:bad, evil, base, or wicked; fell.
his sinister purposes.
unfortunate; disastrous; unfavorable.
a sinister accident.
Synonyms:Antonyms:of or on the left side; left.
Heraldry.noting the side of an escutcheon or achievement of arms that is to the left of the bearer (dexter ).
sinister
/ ˈɪɪə /
adjective
threatening or suggesting evil or harm; ominous
a sinister glance
evil or treacherous, esp in a mysterious way
(usually postpositive) heraldry of, on, or starting from the left side from the bearer's point of view and therefore on the spectator's right
archaiclocated on the left side
archaic(of signs, omens, etc) unfavourable
Other 51Թ Forms
- sinisterly adverb
- sinisterness noun
- unsinister adjective
- unsinisterly adverb
- unsinisterness noun
- ˈԾٱԱ noun
- ˈԾٱ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sinister1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sinister1
Example Sentences
The band drew aesthetics from the experiments of post-punk and the nascent goth movement of the time, with admiration for sinister yet seductive acts like the Birthday Party, Bauhaus and Malaria.
"It was very, very sinister, the atmosphere certainly felt to me very, very threatening," he added.
President Trump fuels the fear by trolling immigrant communities with sinister Valentine cards, dangling self-deportation incentives and implementing a chaotic enforcement strategy that ignores attempts at judicial oversight.
It was originally used simply to describe small, fringe religious movements — groups that were offbeat and outside the mainstream, but not necessarily sinister.
But given the creepy whispering and ominous music Cregger is serving up, I’m guessing something more sinister is at work here.
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