disadvantageous

dis·ad·van·ta·geous

adjective \(ˌ)dis-ˌad-ˌvan-ˈtā-jəs, -vən-\

Definition of DISADVANTAGEOUS

1

: constituting a disadvantage

2

: derogatory, disparaging

— dis·ad·van·ta·geous·ly adverb

— dis·ad·van·ta·geous·ness noun

Examples of DISADVANTAGEOUS

1. They might have to resell the property at a disadvantageous time.
2. Minority groups find themselves in a disadvantageous position.
3. The current system is disadvantageous to women.

First Known Use of DISADVANTAGEOUS

1603

Related to DISADVANTAGEOUS

Synonyms

counter, adverse, hostile, inimical, negative, prejudicial, unfavorable, unfriendly, unsympathetic, untoward

Antonyms

advantageous, favorable, friendly, positive, supportive, sympathetic, well-disposed

Related Words

bad, baleful, baneful, evil; damaging, deleterious, destructive, detrimental, fatal, harmful, hurtful, ill, injurious, lethal, malignant, murderous, noxious, pernicious, poisonous, ruinous, threatening, troublesome, unhealthy, wounding; dangerous, hazardous, imperiling (or imperilling), jeopardizing, parlous, perilous, risky, unsafe; calumnious, defamatory, detractive, offensive, scathing, slanderous; antagonistic, antipathetic, inhospitable, intolerant, uncongenial, uncooperative; competing, conflicting, counteracting, countering, opposing, resistant, resisting

Near Antonyms

beneficial, good, helpful, propitious, useful; harmless, innocent, innocuous, inoffensive, nondestructive, nonfatal, nonlethal, nonthreatening; unresistant; tolerant, understanding; affable, agreeable, amiable, amicable, benign, benignant, complying, congenial, cordial, friendly, hospitable