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Meaning of word sinister from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

sinister   adjective

Meaning : Threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments.

Example : 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.

Synonyms : baleful, forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, threatening

Meaning : Stemming from evil characteristics or forces. Wicked or dishonorable.

Example : 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.

Synonyms : black, dark

Meaning : On or starting from the wearer's left.

Example : Bar sinister.

Sinister meaning in Bengali (Bangla).