Appearance
Appearance noun - The outward form of someone or something especially as indicative of a quality.
Sinister and appearance are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sinister" instead an adjective "Appearance".
Sinister
Sinister adjective - Being or showing a sign of evil or calamity to come.
Appearance and sinister are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Appearance" instead an adjective "Sinister".
Both words in one sentence
- His return to evil seemed to have a LOT to do with finding out that the one woman he thought was looking beyond his unfortunate appearance and sinister past was only hanging around him as a prank.
Source: Villain Ball Magnet -
The monolith(s) from 2001: A Space Odyssey: sinister in appearance, and utterly unknown.
Source: Sinister Geometry -
Hilarious parodied in Gintama where the principal suspect is a sinister silhouettes that is revealed be an alien and the silhouette its true appearance.
Source: Sinister Silhouettes
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