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sinister

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore S words

suggesting evil or harm; ominous

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Sinister in a sentence

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There was something sinister about the abandoned house.

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benignharmless
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Sinister (adjective) means suggesting evil or harm; ominous
Here is sinister used in an example sentence: "There was something sinister about the abandoned house."
Common synonyms for sinister include menacing, ominous, malevolent.
Antonyms of sinister include benign, harmless.
Sinister is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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