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[ sin-uh-ster ] / ˈsɪn ə stər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sinister ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivethreatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous: a sinister remark. bad, evil, base, or wicked; fell: his sinister purposes. unfortunate; disastrous; unfavorable: a sinister accident. 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 (opposed to dexter). Origin of sinister1375–1425; late Middle English <Latin: on the left hand or side, hence unfavorable, injurious SYNONYMS FOR sinister1 inauspicious, portentous. 3 unlucky. SEE SYNONYMS FOR sinister ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR sinisterSEE ANTONYMS FOR sinister ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM sinistersin·is·ter·ly, adverbsin·is·ter·ness, nounun·sin·is·ter, adjectiveun·sin·is·ter·ly, adverb un·sin·is·ter·ness, noun Words nearby sinisterSinicism, Sinicize, Sinify, sinigrin, Sining, sinister, sinistrad, sinistral, sinistrality, sinistration, sinistro- Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sinisterSome characters buy the gadgets out of simple curiosity or a desire for companionship, while others use the technology for more sinister ends. Everything Our Editors Loved in August|The Editors|September 10, 2020|Outside Online Then, when the host plant flowers, so does the dodder, setting the stage for the sinister cycle to begin again. This parasitic plant eavesdrops on its host to know when to flower|Jonathan Lambert|September 4, 2020|Science News There are plenty of reasons why duopolies exist, and they’re not necessarily all sinister. America’s Hidden Duopoly (Ep. 356 Rebroadcast)|Stephen J. Dubner|September 3, 2020|Freakonomics Some have innocuous-seeming URLs like cardpool.com or giftcardgranny.com, which cloak the sinister operations. The Insane $11 Billion Scam at Retailers’ Return Desks|M.L. Nestel|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“i wanted to talk to him about sinister and jobs,” wrote Pascal. Exclusive: Sony Emails Slam Leonardo DiCaprio, Willow and Jaden Smith, Gush Over Ryan Gosling|William Boot|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST The Kremlin likes to portray these as sinister Western conspiracies. Putin’s Health Care Disaster|Anna Nemtsova|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST A raft of thrillers, sci-fi movies, and sinister dramas followed. Can Condon's Freak Show Win Broadway?|Tim Teeman|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST As sinister and well-resourced as it is, it may be the weakest link in the chain. Egypt’s LGBTs Fight Grindr Crackdown|Jay Michaelson|October 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST It is, if I may be allowed to say so, the sinister suggestion in your speech, inspector—superintendent I mean. The Green Rust|Edgar Wallace Huge and sinister she stood there under the little oil lamp; alone with him in the empty hall. Three John Silence Stories|Algernon Blackwood It makes no difference as to the precise way in which this sinister efficiency is shown. African and European Addresses|Theodore Roosevelt His eyes sparkled with anger, and the sinister light that shot from them had before now made the Emperor quail. The Strong Arm|Robert Barr Then came that silence, followed in a few minutes by the deep and sinister baying note of the great hound. The Border Watch|Joseph A. Altsheler
British Dictionary definitions for sinister
adjectivethreatening or suggesting evil or harm; ominousa 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 archaic located on the left side archaic (of signs, omens, etc) unfavourable Derived forms of sinistersinisterly, adverbsinisterness, nounWord Origin for sinisterC15: from Latin sinister on the left-hand side, considered by Roman augurs to be the unlucky one Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sinisterperverse, threatening, evil, mischievous, dire, ominous, malevolent, adverse, apocalyptic, bad, baleful, baneful, corrupt, deleterious, disastrous, dishonest, disquieting, foreboding, harmful, hurtful Medical definitions for sinister
adj.Presaging trouble; ominous. On the left side; left. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |