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sinister

Sinister vs Ruthless - What's the difference?

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 vs Sinister - What's the difference?

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 vs Sinister - What's the difference?

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 vs Portentous - What's the difference?

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 vs Evil - What's the difference?

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 vs Sinister - What's the difference?

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 vs Voodoolike - What's the difference?

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 vs Sinisterly - What's the difference?

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 vs Sinisterness - What's the difference?

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 vs Sinisterwise - What's the difference?

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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