sinister

/sˈɪnɪstɚ/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
   “a baleful look”
2. stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable-Thomas Hardy
   “black deeds”
3. on or starting from the wearer's left
   “bar sinister”

Synonyms for sinister

• baleful
• forbidding
• menacing
• minacious
• minatory
• ominous
• threatening
• alarming
• black
• dark
• evil
• sinistral