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un·fa·vor·a·ble U0070600 (ŭn-fā′vər-ə-bəl, -fāv′rə-bəl)adj.1. Likely to be a hindrance; disadvantageous: unfavorable winds.2. Having or showing opposition; adverse: an unfavorable reaction to our proposal. un·fa′vor·a·ble·ness n.un·fa′vor·a·bly adv.un•fa•vor•a•ble (ʌnˈfeɪ vər ə bəl) adj. 1. not favorable; adverse; disadvantageous: an unfavorable wind. 2. not propitious. [1540–50] un•fa′vor•a•ble•ness, n. un•fa′vor•a•bly, adv. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | unfavorable - not encouraging or approving or pleasing; "unfavorable conditions"; "an unfavorable comparison"; "unfavorable comments", "unfavorable impression"unfavourablenegative - expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denialcritical - marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws; "a critical attitude"uncomplimentary - tending to (or intended to) detract or disparagebad - having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice"hostile - characterized by enmity or ill will; "a hostile nation"; "a hostile remark"; "hostile actions"favorable, favourable - encouraging or approving or pleasing; "a favorable reply"; "he received a favorable rating"; "listened with a favorable ear"; "made a favorable impression" | | 2. | unfavorable - (of winds or weather) tending to hinder or oppose; "unfavorable winds"unfavourableunpropitious - not propitiousfavorable, favourable - (of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate; "the days were fair and the winds were favorable" | | 3. | unfavorable - not favorable; "made an unfavorable impression"; "unfavorable reviews"unfavourablebad - having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice" |
unfavorableadjective1. Tending to discourage, retard, or make more difficult:adverse, disadvantageous, negative, unadvantageous, unsatisfactory, untoward.2. Bringing, predicting, or characterized by misfortune:bad, evil, ill, inauspicious, unpropitious.TranslationsAcronymsSeeUNFAVunfavorable Related to unfavorable: unfavourable, Unfavorable VarianceSynonyms for unfavorableadj tending to discourage, retard, or make more difficultSynonyms- adverse
- disadvantageous
- negative
- unadvantageous
- unsatisfactory
- untoward
adj bringing, predicting, or characterized by misfortuneSynonyms- bad
- evil
- ill
- inauspicious
- unpropitious
Synonyms for unfavorableadj not encouraging or approving or pleasingSynonymsRelated Words- negative
- critical
- uncomplimentary
- bad
- hostile
Antonymsadj (of winds or weather) tending to hinder or opposeSynonymsRelated WordsAntonymsadj not favorableSynonymsRelated Words |