unfavorable

un·fa·vor·able

adjective \ˌən-ˈfā-v(ə-)rə-bəl, -ˈfā-vər-bəl\

Definition of UNFAVORABLE

1

a : opposed, contrary

b : expressing disapproval : negative <unfavorable reviews>

2

: not propitious : disadvantageous <an unfavorable business climate>

3

: not pleasing <an unfavorable feature of the plan>

— un·fa·vor·able·ness noun

— un·fa·vor·ably \-blē\ adverb

Examples of UNFAVORABLE

1. She formed an unfavorable impression of him.
2. <the company chose to accept the unfavorable settlement rather than spend more money on legal fees>

First Known Use of UNFAVORABLE

1548

Related to UNFAVORABLE

Synonyms

counter, disadvantageous, hostile, inimical, negative, prejudicial, adverse, 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