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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Sunless and Sinister. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/sinister/sunless
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