sinister (Meaning)
sinister (s)
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable
on or starting from the wearer's left
sinister (a.)
On the left hand, or the side of the left hand; left; -- opposed to dexter, or right.
Unlucky; inauspicious; disastrous; injurious; evil; -- the left being usually regarded as the unlucky side; as, sinister influences.
Wrong, as springing from indirection or obliquity; perverse; dishonest; corrupt; as, sinister aims.
Indicative of lurking evil or harm; boding covert danger; as, a sinister countenance.
Synonyms & Antonyms of sinister
Synonyms:
- glum
- dim
- unfavorable
- tenebrific
- godforsaken
- disconsolate
- forlorn
- chill
- morbid
- plutonian
- troubled
- comfortless
- dreary
- cheerless
- lonesome
- sullen
- morose
- elegiacal
- malign
- sunless
- dreich
- evil
- discouraging
- miserable
- elegiac
- funereal
- hopeless
- unpromising
- Cimmerian
- dismal
- tenebrous
- unlucky
- disheartening
- lugubrious
- malignant
- drear
- cold
- sepulchral
- cloudy
- saturnine
- gloomy
- wretched
- sombre
- unpropitious
Antonyms:
sinister Sentence Examples
- The man's sinister smile sent shivers down my spine.
- The abandoned house cast an eerie, sinister shadow over the neighborhood.
- The villain's sinister plot threatened to destroy the city.
- The dark clouds gathered overhead with a sinister portent.
- Her eyes held a sinister glint that made me uneasy.
- The sinister laughter echoing through the empty hallways filled me with dread.
- The creature had a sinister grin that revealed its sharp, yellow teeth.
- The sinister silhouette in the alleyway sent me running for my life.
- The sinister music created an atmosphere of suspense and unease.
- The sinister consequences of his actions haunted him for the rest of his days.
FAQs About the word sinister
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments, stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable, on or starting from the wearer's
menacing,ominous, dire, ill, lonely, dark, portentous, unfortunate, bleak, depressing
benign, unthreatening, golden, promising, bright,favorable, hopeful, encouraging, golden, favorable
The man's sinister smile sent shivers down my spine.
The abandoned house cast an eerie, sinister shadow over the neighborhood.
The villain's sinister plot threatened to destroy the city.
The dark clouds gathered overhead with a sinister portent.
