sinisterly

Examples

• All

• [ cackling sinisterly ]

  Lilo & Stitch (2002)

• Instead, he has gone ahead sinisterly to introduce in the movies both coherent narrative and an appearance of reality.

  Academic text (1990)

• I imagine torts sinisterly stirred in a cauldron.

  Fiction book (1997)

• [ laughing sinisterly ]

  Lilo & Stitch (2002)

• More sinisterly, the clerics saw the "quires" and bands that performed such music from the west galleries of country churches as a threat to their authority.

  Academic text (1990)

• It could be argued that the inclusion of Asia in the ESPN telecast is more an indicator of cable TV marketing trends, or more sinisterly, American cultural hegemony, than it is of the changing status of baseball as the American game.

  Academic text (2000)

• The villain grinned sinisterly as he revealed his evil plan.

• She looked at him sinisterly, leaving him with a sense of dread.

Synonyms

D

disturbingly

vssinisterly

13 5.3

In a way that makes you feel worried or uneasy

suggests harmful or evil quality rather than merely causing worry

F

frighteningly

vssinisterly

12 5.7

In a way that makes you feel scared

hints at harm or evil but focuses less on immediate fear

O

ominously

vssinisterly

11 6.9

In a way that shows something bad will happen

indicates harmful or evil suggestion but less focus on timing

D

darkly

vssinisterly

10 4.8

In a threatening or gloomy way

points to harm or evil without the same gloomy tone

M

maliciously

vssinisterly

9 7.1

In a way that wants to hurt someone or cause trouble

suggests threat or evil without focusing on deliberate action

M

menacingly

vssinisterly

5 6.3

In a way that seems likely to hurt or scare someone

implies danger or harm more generally rather than direct threat

C

creepily

vssinisterly

4 4.9

In a way that makes someone feel afraid or uncomfortable

implies harm or evil more directly than just unease

S

scarily

vssinisterly

4 4.9

In a way that makes you feel afraid or very worried

suggests threatening or evil undertone rather than pure fear

W

wickedly

vssinisterly

3 6.3

In an evil and cruel way that harms other people

implies wrongdoing or harm more generally than cruelty alone

D

diabolically

vssinisterly

2 8.4

In a very evil way

suggests harmful or threatening manner without overtly devilish tone

T

threateningly

vssinisterly

2 5.5

In a way that shows you might hurt or scare someone

hints at harm or evil without implying active hostility

E

evilly

vssinisterly

2 8.4

In a cruel way to hurt or frighten others

hints at threatening or harmful quality without plain moral label

D

demonically

vssinisterly

• Literature

2 8.2

In a way that seems evil, wild, and frightening

implies menace or harm without supernatural comparison

I

infernally

vssinisterly

• Literature

1 8.8

In a way that is very bad or annoying

suggests menace or evil without the extreme hellish emphasis

B

balefully

vssinisterly

• Formal

1 8.2

With a look or voice that shows you want to harm someone

suggests harm or evil without always showing clear intent

S

spookily

vssinisterly

1 7.0

In a strange, frightening way that feels like a ghost

suggests threatening or harmful meaning rather than odd fright

S

satanically

vssinisterly

1 8.9

In a very evil way

indicates threatening or harmful sense without religious imagery

P

portentously

vssinisterly

• Formal

1 9.0

In a way that shows something bad or important is about to happen

implies threat or evil but not necessarily great importance

M

malevolently

vssinisterly

• Formal

1 8.6

In a way that shows a wish to hurt others

suggests harm or threat but not always deliberate wishing

P

poisonously

vssinisterly

1 7.3

To speak or act in a very hurtful and angry way

implies harm or threat more generally rather than toxic harm

N

nefariously

vssinisterly

• Formal

1 8.9

In a very dishonest or illegal way

points to threatening or harmful manner without criminal focus

F

forebodingly

vssinisterly

1 8.4

In a way that shows something bad will happen

suggests harmful or evil nature rather than a future event

M

malignly

vssinisterly

1 9.5

In a mean and harmful way

carries the idea of harm but can be less directly malicious

Antonyms

S

safely

417 1.0

In a way that does not cause harm

I

innocently

25 2.6

In a way that shows no guilt or knowledge of something wrong

How Threatening

threateningly

2 5.5

menacingly

5 6.3

sinisterly

1 7.5

ominously

11 6.9

eerily

29 6.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology