sinister
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
a baleful look
Related & opposite
- balefulness derivation
- prognostication derivation
- alarming similar to
Sense 2 adjective
stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable
black deeds
Related & opposite
Sense 3 adjective
on or starting from the wearer's left
bar sinister
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | balefulness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | prognostication |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | alarming |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | iniquity |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | evil |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | heraldry |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | sinistral |