Germany is how much of a recovery it really can get while it continues to labour under short-term macroeconomic conditions and policies that are distinctly unfavourable.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
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unfavourable
British English: unfavourable /ʌnˈfeɪvərəbl; -ˈfeɪvrə-/ ADJECTIVE
Unfavourable conditions or circumstances cause problems and reduce the chance of success.
Unfavourable weather has affected the crops.
American English: unfavorable
Arabic: غَيْرُ مُؤَاتٍ
Brazilian Portuguese: desfavorável
Chinese: 不利的
Croatian: nepovoljan
Czech: nepříznivý
Danish: ugunstig
Dutch: ongunstig
European Spanish: desfavorable
Finnish: epäsuotuisa
French: défavorable
German: ungünstig
Greek: δυσμενής
Italian: sfavorevole
Japanese: 好ましくない
Korean: 호의적이 아닌
Norwegian: ugunstig
Polish: niepomyślny
European Portuguese: desfavorável
Romanian: defavorabil
Russian: неблагоприятный
Latin American Spanish: desfavorable
Swedish: ofördelaktig
Thai: ไม่เป็นไปตามที่หวัง
Turkish: elverişsiz
Ukrainian: невигідний
Vietnamese: bất lợi
Chinese translation of 'unfavourable'
unfavourable
or (US) unfavorable
(ʌnˈfeɪvrəbl)
adj
[conditions, impression]不利的 (bùlì de)
[review, reaction]不赞(贊)同的 (bù zàntóng de)
to be unfavourable to sb[terms, conditions]不利于(於)某人 (bùlì yú mǒurén)
1 (adjective)
Definition
making a successful or positive outcome unlikely
Unfavourable economic conditions were blocking a recovery.
Synonyms
adverse
Despite the adverse conditions, the road was finished in just eight months.
bad
The closure of the project is bad news for her staff.
unfortunate
Through some unfortunate accident, the information reached me a day late.
disadvantageous
This policy has proved extremely disadvantageous for us.
threatening
a threatening atmosphere of rising tension and stress
contrary
His sister was of the contrary opinion to his.
unlucky
13 was to prove an unlucky number.
ominous
There was an ominous silence at the other end of the phone.
untimely
Your readers would have seen the article as at best untimely.
untoward
The surveyor's report didn't highlight anything untoward.
unpromising
His business career had distinctly unpromising beginnings.
unsuited
inauspicious
The meeting got off to an inauspicious start.
ill-suited
inopportune
The dismissals came at an inopportune time.
unseasonable
unpropitious
infelicitous
2 (adjective)
Definition
disapproving
First reactions have been distinctly unfavourable.
Synonyms
hostile
The Governor faced hostile crowds when visiting the town.
negative
Dr. Velayati gave a vague but negative response.
unfriendly
We got an unfriendly reception from the hotel-owner.
inimical
a false morality that is inimical to human happiness
Opposites
warm
,
positive
,
friendly
,
approving
,
favourable
,
amicable
,
well-disposed
Additional synonyms
in the sense of bad
Definition
unfavourable or distressing
The closure of the project is bad news for her staff.
Synonyms
unfavourable,
troubling,
distressing,
unfortunate,
grim,
discouraging,
unpleasant,
gloomy,
adverse
in the sense of contrary
Definition
opposed
His sister was of the contrary opinion to his.
Synonyms
opposite,
different,
opposed,
clashing,
counter,
reverse,
differing,
adverse,
contradictory,
inconsistent,
diametrically opposed,
antithetical
in the sense of disadvantageous
This policy has proved extremely disadvantageous for us.
Synonyms
unfavourable,
damaging,
harmful,
adverse,
detrimental,
inconvenient,
hurtful,
prejudicial,
deleterious (formal),
injurious,
ill-timed,
inopportune,
inexpedient
Synonyms of 'unfavourable'
unfavourable
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of inauspicious
Definition
unlucky
The meeting got off to an inauspicious start.
Synonyms
unpromising,
bad,
unfortunate,
discouraging,
unlucky,
ominous,
unfavourable,
black,
untoward,
ill-omened,
unpropitious,
bodeful
in the sense of inimical
Definition
adverse or unfavourable
a false morality that is inimical to human happiness
Synonyms
hostile,
opposed,
contrary,
destructive,
harmful,
adverse,
hurtful,
unfriendly,
unfavourable,
antagonistic,
injurious,
unwelcoming,
ill-disposed
in the sense of inopportune
Definition
badly timed or inappropriate
The dismissals came at an inopportune time.
Synonyms
inconvenient,
unfortunate,
inappropriate,
unsuitable,
untimely,
unfavourable,
mistimed,
inauspicious,
ill-timed,
ill-chosen,
unseasonable,
unpropitious,
malapropos
in the sense of negative
Definition
expressing a refusal or denial
Dr. Velayati gave a vague but negative response.
Synonyms
dissenting,
contradictory,
refusing,
denying,
rejecting,
opposing,
resisting,
contrary
in the sense of ominous
Definition
warning of evil
There was an ominous silence at the other end of the phone.
Synonyms
threatening,
menacing,
sinister,
dark,
forbidding,
grim,
fateful,
foreboding,
unpromising,
portentous,
baleful,
inauspicious,
premonitory,
unpropitious,
minatory,
bodeful
in the sense of threatening
a threatening atmosphere of rising tension and stress
Synonyms
ominous,
sinister,
forbidding,
grim,
baleful,
inauspicious,
bodeful
in the sense of unfortunate
Definition
caused or accompanied by bad luck
Through some unfortunate accident, the information reached me a day late.
Synonyms
disastrous,
calamitous,
inopportune,
adverse,
untimely,
unfavourable,
untoward,
ruinous,
ill-starred,
infelicitous,
ill-fated
in the sense of unfriendly
We got an unfriendly reception from the hotel-owner.
Synonyms
unfavourable,
hostile,
inhospitable,
alien,
inauspicious,
inimical,
uncongenial,
unpropitious,
unkind
in the sense of unlucky
Definition
regarded as likely to bring about bad luck
13 was to prove an unlucky number.
Synonyms
ill-fated,
doomed,
inauspicious,
ominous,
untimely,
unfavourable,
cursed,
ill-starred,
ill-omened
in the sense of unpromising
Definition
not likely to turn out well
His business career had distinctly unpromising beginnings.
Synonyms
inauspicious,
discouraging,
ominous,
unfavourable,
doubtful,
gloomy,
adverse,
unpropitious,
infelicitous
Additional synonyms
in the sense of unseasonable
Definition
inappropriate or unusual for the time of year
Synonyms
untimely,
inappropriate,
unsuitable,
mistimed,
ill-timed,
inopportune,
out of keeping
in the sense of untimely
Definition
inappropriate to the occasion or time
Your readers would have seen the article as at best untimely.
Synonyms
ill-timed,
inappropriate,
badly timed,
inopportune,
unfortunate,
awkward,
unsuitable,
inconvenient,
mistimed,
inauspicious
in the sense of untoward
Definition
unfavourable
The surveyor's report didn't highlight anything untoward.