unfavourable
/'ʌn'feivərəbl/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Not favorable; not positive or approving: Expressing or indicating a lack of approval, support, or positive regard.
- Not advantageous; not conducive to success or benefit: Creating conditions that hinder progress or a desired outcome.
- (Of weather or natural conditions) Adverse; tending to oppose or hinder: Particularly used for winds or weather that are contrary to a desired direction or activity.
Usage Examples
- General (Negative Opinion/Condition):
- The critic wrote an unfavourable review of the new film.
- The company is operating in an unfavourable economic climate.
- Comparative Judgment:
- His performance received an unfavourable comparison to last year's champion.
- Natural Conditions:
- The sailors waited in port due to unfavourable winds.
Advanced Usage
- "Unfavourable to/for": Used to specify what is negatively affected.
- The new tax laws are unfavourable to small businesses.
- The weather was unfavourable for a picnic.
- "In an unfavourable light": To portray or regard someone or something negatively.
- The documentary portrayed the politician in an unfavourable light.
Variants and Related Words
- Unfavorably (Adverb): In an unfavorable manner.
- The proposal was viewed unfavorably by the committee.
- Unfavourableness (Noun, rare): The state or quality of being unfavorable.
- Disfavourable (Adjective, less common): A synonym meaning unfavorable.
Synonyms
- Adverse: Harmful or unfavorable (often for conditions).
- Negative: Expressing denial, disagreement, or criticism.
- Disadvantageous: Involving or creating a disadvantage.
- Inauspicious: Not conducive to success; unpromising.
Antonyms
- Favourable: Expressing approval or giving an advantage.
- Positive: Constructive, optimistic, or good.
- Advantageous: Providing an advantage; beneficial.
- Auspicious: Conducive to success; favorable.
Related Phrases and Idioms
- "The odds are unfavourable": The circumstances are not promising for success.
- We decided not to invest because the odds were unfavourable.
- "Turn unfavourable": To change for the worse.
- Public opinion began to turn unfavourable after the scandal.
Adjective
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not favorable
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made an unfavorable impression
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unfavorable reviews
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(of winds or weather) tending to hinder or oppose
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unfavorable winds
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not encouraging or approving or pleasing
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unfavorable conditions
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an unfavorable comparison
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unfavorable comments, unfavorable impression
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