unfavorable
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Not favorable; negative or critical: Expressing disapproval, criticism, or a lack of support.
- Involving disadvantage or difficulty: Creating conditions that are not advantageous; likely to cause problems or hinder progress.
- (Of winds or weather) Opposing or hindering: Tending to impede movement or travel, especially in a nautical context.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The candidate received unfavorable reviews after the debate.
- The company's profits were affected by unfavorable market conditions.
- The sailors waited in port for the unfavorable winds to change.
Advanced Usage
- "Unfavorable to": Not advantageous or supportive for a particular person, group, or outcome.
- The new tax law is unfavorable to small business owners.
- "Unfavorable for": Not suitable or conducive for a specific activity or purpose.
- The rainy weather was unfavorable for a picnic.
Variants and Related Words
- Unfavorably (adverb): In a disapproving or disadvantageous manner.
- The proposal was viewed unfavorably by the committee.
- Favorable (adjective): The direct antonym, meaning positive, approving, or advantageous.
Synonyms
- Adverse: Harmful or unfavorable (often used for conditions or effects).
- Negative: Expressing denial, disagreement, or criticism.
- Disadvantageous: Involving a disadvantage; not favorable.
- Inauspicious: Not conducive to success; unpromising.
Antonyms
- Favorable
- Positive
- Advantageous
- Auspicious
Related Phrases
- Unfavorable balance of trade: A situation where a country's imports exceed its exports.
- Unfavorable variance: In accounting, a difference between actual and budgeted costs where the actual cost is higher.
Adjective
- not favorable
- made an unfavorable impression
- unfavorable reviews
- (of winds or weather) tending to hinder or oppose
- unfavorable winds
- not encouraging or approving or pleasing
- unfavorable conditions
- an unfavorable comparison
- unfavorable comments, unfavorable impression