sinister

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adjective

1. threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments (Freq. 3)
- 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
• Syn:
baleful, forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory,
ominous, threatening
• Similar to:
alarming
• Derivationally related forms:
omen (for: ominous), balefulness (for: baleful)
2. stemming from evil characteristics or forces;
wicked or dishonorable (Freq. 1)
- 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
• Syn:
black, dark
• Similar to:
evil
• Derivationally related forms:
dark (for: dark), darkness (for: dark)
3. on or starting from the wearer's left
- bar sinister
• Similar to:
sinistral
• Topics:
heraldry

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  black, dark, baleful, forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, threatening