Synonyms for Sinister (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable):
black, dark
WordNet sense 2 (morally bad or wrong):
evil
WordNet sense 3 (of or on the left):
sinistral
WordNet sense 4 (threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments):
baleful, forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, threatening
WordNet sense 5 (causing alarm or fear):
alarming
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