Sinister

What do we mean by sinister?

Suggesting or threatening harm or evil. adjective

Causing or intending harm or evil; wicked. adjective

Portending misfortune or disaster; ominous. adjective

Attended by or causing misfortune or disaster. adjective

On the left side; left. adjective

Situated on or being the side of a shield on the wearer's left and the observer's right. adjective

Left, as opposed to right; on the left side; specifically, in heraldry, noting the left-hand side of the person who carries the shield on his arm (therefore the right-hand side of the spectator): the sinister part of the escutcheon is opposed to the dexter part (see dexter).

On or toward the left or unlucky side; hence, of ill omen; inauspicious; threatening or suggesting evil.

Bringing evil; harmful; malign; unfortunate in results.

Unpleasant; disagreeable.

Malicious; evil; base; wrong.

On the left hand, or the side of the left hand; left; -- opposed to dexter, or right. adjective

Unlucky; inauspicious; disastrous; injurious; evil; -- the left being usually regarded as the unlucky side. adjective

Wrong, as springing from indirection or obliquity; perverse; dishonest; corrupt. adjective

Indicative of lurking evil or harm; boding covert danger. adjective

See under Bar, n. adjective

An appearance of two planets happening according to the succession of the signs, as Saturn in Aries, and Mars in the same degree of Gemini. adjective

Inauspicious, ominous, unlucky, illegitimate (as in bar sinister).

Evil or seemingly evil; indicating lurking danger or harm.

Of the left side.

On the left side of a shield from the wearer's standpoint, and the right side to the viewer.

Wrong, as springing from indirection or obliquity; perverse; dishonest.

Words that are spelled similarly to sinister:
sinister, minister, singster, finister, simister, sister, spinster, canister, banister, sinter, snifter, minster, finisher, songster, pinaster, finster, ganister, siniate, pinkster, sinistra, sangster, inkster, sinistri, zinester, pingster, ringster, insister, sinistro, filister, sinite, winster, dnister, slaister, sinistre.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word sinister:
palewise, gules, argent, vert, canting, wavy, azure, escutcheon, fess, sable, saltire, dexter, marauders, mullet, slanted, gambit, rampant, cyclops, viewer, octopus, sandman, surmounted, urge, boomerang, electro, bend, heraldic, apocalypse, clone, borne, stripe, mister, mutant, syndicate, lion, motives, slipped, zombie, motto, allegiance, rogue, shield, villain, arms, crowned, coat, proper, crest, intentions, beast, demon, plot, evil, hammer, resident, conspiracy, mysterious, pale, marvel, cult, base, canton, armed, horror, tone, charged, six, sword, doctor, storyline, heroes, phoenix, tales, eagle, mystery, revenge, jean, refers, destroy, wheel, cross, chief, right.

Words that rhyme with sinister:
administer, minister, prime minister, cabinet minister, foreign minister, government minister, finance minister, diplomatic minister.

Adjectives that are often used to describe sinister:
spirit, bend, spirits, life.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective sinister:
figure, motives, influence, aspect, side, designs, meaning, forces, purpose, motive, smile, look, expression, significance, design, reputation, implications, plot, light, character, influences, purposes, appearance, interest, power, force, interests, intentions, face, shadow, sound, figures, quality, views, effect, interpretation, conspiracy, aspects, rumours, eyes, omen, intent, note, ends, role, silence, overtones, atmosphere, connotations, threat, events, intention, shadows, import, name, tone, air, presence, laugh, suggestion, voice, connotation, turn, plan, plans, grin, reason, fashion, powers, possibilities, kind, edge, impression, reports, implication, element, ring, forebodings, object, consequences, event, chief, plots.

Consonant match to sinister:
sonesta.

Words that sound like sinister:
sinister, sinistre, sinistra, sinistro, semester, semestre, sanest, scenester, synastry, cineast, singster, senator, sen, minister, finisterre, soonest, semster, sister, sincere, spinster, sr, sangster, sinter, synced, songster, seamster, psalmist, sinnet, sinistral, sinisterly, sinnett, cinter, sea mist, sinistrous, cinerator, semesters, canister, thinnest, cannister, ganister, center, centre, senate, censor, sensor, sensed, sequester, sunkist, censer, senter, centr, sunet, sun kissed, suster, censore, senet, senis, sun-kissed, sencer, sinnott, cenis, sennett, sennit, senir, sester, sunstar, sentar, cementer, censed, sonnet, cinder, saunter, banister, bannister, scimitar, cynosure, snifter, sing it, santer, seen after, sanit, chichester, sea monster, scene it, sindre, canaster, snotter, sayest, sastre, sansar, sinitta, simis, cineaste, demister, monaster, simitar, snast, snouter, snow eater, sea-monster.