Of things: Opposed to one's interests; adverse, prejudicial, untoward, unfavourable, harmful, hurtful; annoying, vexatious.

Lacking good or favourable qualities; unfavourable, unfortunate, untoward; that one does not like; not such as to be hoped for or desired.

Opposing; antagonistic, hostile; contradictory; unfavourable, untoward; = contrariant, adj.

Originally (of fortune, events, etc.): contrary, opposing, harmful, hostile to a person or thing. Now usually (of conditions, circumstances…

Of things: †(a) adverse, unfavourable, untoward; difficult to deal with, refractory; (of shape (cf. sense B. 2)) ill-formed, ugly (obsolete); (b)…

contrary, adj. n.adv. prep., opposed, opposite.

Adverse, unpropitious, hostile.

Opposing, adverse, hostile, unfavourable (to something).

Chiefly of an opinion, thought, etc.: characterized by deep suspicion or mistrust; adverse, unfavourable, prejudiced. Obsolete.

Of a thing or event: adverse, unfavourable, untimely; unexpected, unpredictable. Now rare.

Ill-disposed; unfriendly; adverse. Obsolete.

Adverse, unlucky. Obsolete. rare.

Of things: Opposed to one's well-being or interests; calculated to thwart or harm; prejudicial, unfavourable, untoward. Obsolete except as in A. 4b.

Without favour. Not showing favour, unpropitious.

Not propitious or favourable (for or to).

Conflicting, opposing, obstructing; perverse; frustrating, baffling; adverse, untoward.

Of a thing, condition, etc.: contrary to what is expected or desired; untoward. In later use chiefly used of fortune, destiny, etc. Now rare.

Opposed to one's wishes or well-being; unfavourable, prejudicial; adverse; = contrary, adj. 4.

Unfavourable; adverse.

Of events, circumstances, or fortune: Adverse, opposing, thwarting; contrary to one's desire or liking; unfavourable, untoward.

Unequal, unfavourable. Obsolete. rare.

Of an opinion, thought, etc.: characterized by deep suspicion or mistrust; adverse, unfavourable, prejudiced; = sinister, adj. 2. Obsolete.

Perverse, contrary; unfriendly. Obsolete.

Of weather, temperature, a season, etc.: unusually cold or harsh; unfavourable, inclement. Also of soil or land: unsuitable for growing plants or…

Perverse, unfavourable. Obsolete.

Untoward, unfavourable, adverse to one's course. literal and figurative. Obsolete.

Of fortune, etc.: Adverse to prosperity, unpropitious.

figurative. Of things: Adverse, unfavourable, untoward, unpropitious; esp. applied (with mixture of literal sense) to a wind or current: cross.

Not propitious; inauspicious, unfavourable.

Turned away in mind; unfavourable, unpropitious. archaic.

Unfavourable or adverse to progress; unpropitious, unprosperous.

Of things: Of opposed nature, adverse. Obsolete.

Not propitious; unfavourable, unpropitious.

In predicative use. Unfavourable, harmful, or prejudicial to a person or thing. Now rare.

Not favourable, in various senses. Of conditions, circumstances, times, etc. Also const. to or for.

Ill-suiting; adverse; unfavourable.

(un-, prefix1 affix 4.)