sinister

[sin-uh-ster] / ˈsɪn ə stər /

ADJECTIVE

nasty, menacing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dire evil malevolent mischievous ominous perverse threatening

WEAK

adverse apocalyptic bad baleful baneful blackhearted corrupt deleterious disastrous dishonest disquieting doomful foreboding harmful hurtful ill-boding inauspicious injurious lowering malefic malign malignant obnoxious pernicious poisonous portentous unfavorable unfortunate unlucky unpropitious woeful

Antonyms

STRONGEST

auspicious good lucky nice

WEAK

benevolent kind

Example Sentences

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But Stuckey’s sinister genius was in using her gender to make these tired gambits seem fresh and modern.

From Salon

If Summers’ “sacrosanct rule” was meant to sound sinister a decade ago, it carries considerably darker resonance today.

From Salon

But when seen from different angles, the area becomes shadowy and sinister.

From The Wall Street Journal

"The malicious and malign intent is really sinister," the officer said.

From BBC

Indyke’s lawyer said there was “nothing remotely sinister in the use of such entities” and there was no effort to hide that Epstein owned them.

From The Wall Street Journal

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