sinister
How many syllables in sinister?
There are 3 syllables in the word sinister.How to pronounce sinister:
Synonyms for sinister:
alarming
baleful
black
bleak
bodeful
dark
darkening
depressing
depressive
desolate
dire
direful
disquieting
doomy
evil
forbidding
foreboding
gray
grey
ill
ill-boding
inauspicious
injurious
lonely
malevolent
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Antonyms for sinister:
amiable
auspicious
away
benign
benignant
boosting
brave
bright
calm
cheerful
cheering
comforting
courageous
distant
easy
encouraging
far
favorable
favourable
fortunate
friendly
genial
gentle
good
happy
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- unnerving
- timidly
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- low-minded
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- unfetched
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- restitue
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Syllable Fun Fact
The English language exhibits a phenomenon called 'schwa deletion', where unstressed syllables are often pronounced as a quick, neutral vowel sound or omitted.
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