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sinister
Overview of adj sinister
The adj sinister has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (3) baleful, forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening -- (threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "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")
2. (1) black, dark, sinister -- (stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable; "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)
3. sinister -- (on or starting from the wearer's left; "bar sinister")
Grep of noun sinister
bar sinister
bend sinister
oculus sinister
Antonyms of adj sinister
3 senses of sinister
Sense 1
baleful, forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening
INDIRECT (VIA alarming) -> unalarming
Sense 2
black, dark, sinister
INDIRECT (VIA evil) -> good
Sense 3
sinister
INDIRECT (VIA sinistral) -> dextral
Similarity of adj sinister
3 senses of sinister
Sense 1
baleful, forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening
=> alarming (vs. unalarming)
Sense 2
black, dark, sinister
=> evil (vs. good)
Sense 3
sinister
=> sinistral (vs. dextral)
Pertainyms of adj sinister
Attributes of adj sinister
Domain of adj sinister
1 of 3 senses of sinister
Sense 3
sinister
TOPIC>(noun) heraldry#1
Domain Terms of adj sinister
Familiarity of adj sinister
sinister used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Grep of adj sinister
sinister
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