Sinister
Sinister adjective - Being or showing a sign of evil or calamity to come.
Usage example: the movie relies too much on sinister background music to create the suspense that the plot sorely lacks
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Saturnine and Sinister. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/sinister/saturnine
Sinister & Saturnine. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/sinister/saturnine>.
Saturnine or Sinister. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/sinister/saturnine.
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