sinister |
ruthless |
As adjectives the difference between sinister and ruthless
is that
sinister is inauspicious]], ominous, unlucky, illegitimate (as in
[[w:bar sinister|bar sinister ) while
ruthless is without pity or compassion; cruel, pitiless.
gauche |
sinister |
As adjectives the difference between gauche and sinister
is that
gauche is awkward or lacking in social graces; bumbling while
sinister is inauspicious]], ominous, unlucky, illegitimate (as in
[[w:bar sinister|bar sinister ).
spiteful |
sinister |
As adjectives the difference between spiteful and sinister
is that
spiteful is filled with, or showing, spite; having a desire to vex, annoy, or injure; malignant; malicious while
sinister is inauspicious, ominous, unlucky, illegitimate (as in
bar sinister).
sinister |
portentous |
As adjectives the difference between sinister and portentous
is that
sinister is inauspicious]], ominous, unlucky, illegitimate (as in
[[w:bar sinister|bar sinister ) while
portentous is of momentous or ominous significance.
sinister |
evil |
Evil is a synonym of sinister.
In obsolete terms the difference between sinister and evil
is that
sinister is wrong, as springing from indirection or obliquity; perverse; dishonest while
evil is a malady or disease; especially in the phrase
king's evil (scrofula).
As adjectives the difference between sinister and evil
is that
sinister is inauspicious, ominous, unlucky, illegitimate (as in
bar sinister) while
evil is intending to harm; malevolent.
As a noun evil is
moral badness; wickedness; malevolence; the forces or behaviors that are the opposite or enemy of good.
immoral |
sinister |
As adjectives the difference between immoral and sinister
is that
immoral is not moral; inconsistent with rectitude, purity, or good morals; contrary to conscience or the divine law while
sinister is inauspicious]], ominous, unlucky, illegitimate (as in
[[w:bar sinister|bar sinister ).
sinister |
voodoolike |
As adjectives the difference between sinister and voodoolike
is that
sinister is inauspicious]], ominous, unlucky, illegitimate (as in
[[w:bar sinister|bar sinister ) while
voodoolike is reminiscent of voodoo; dark and sinister, magical, etc.
sinister |
sinisterly |
As an adjective sinister
is inauspicious, ominous, unlucky, illegitimate (as in
bar sinister).
As an adverb sinisterly is
in a sinister manner.
sinister |
sinisterness |
As an adjective sinister
is inauspicious, ominous, unlucky, illegitimate (as in
bar sinister).
As a noun sinisterness is
the state or condition of being sinister.
sinister |
sinisterwise |
As adjectives the difference between sinister and sinisterwise
is that
sinister is inauspicious]], ominous, unlucky, illegitimate (as in
[[w:bar sinister|bar sinister ) while
sinisterwise is (heraldry|archaic) sinister; on the left-hand side from the wearer's viewpoint.
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