sinistral

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adjective

Of, facing, or on the left side.

Similar
sinistroussinistersinistrorsesinistrorsalleft-handed
Opposite
dextral
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Meanings

adjectivesinistral (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, facing, or on the left side.

    Synonyms: sinistrous

  2. not comparableLeft-handed.
  3. not comparablebiologyHaving the whorls of the spire revolving or rising to the left; reversed.
  4. not comparablegeographyHaving left lateral fault movement.
nounsinistral (plural sinistrals)

plural sinistrals

  1. medicineA left-handed person.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf, facing, or on the left side.

Similar
sinistrous

antonym(s) of “of, facing, or on the left side”

Opposite
dextral

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveof or on the left

Similar
sinistersinistrorsesinistrorsal
Opposite
dextral

adjectivepreferring to use left foot or hand or eye

Similar
left-handed
Also see
leftleft-handedsinistersinistrorsalsinistrorse

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

sinistral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sinistral

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“sinistral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sinistral. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sinistral,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sinistral.

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