sinister
How many syllables in sinister?
There are 3 syllables in the word sinister.Divide sinister into syllables:
sin · is · ter
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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Other 3-syllable words like sinister
Here are some other common words that have 3 syllables, like sinister does.
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- disrupture
- grudgingly
- thankfully
- endangered
- acknowledged
- alabout
- George
- persuade
- shopkeeper
- doctoral
- foreigners
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