Synonyms of unfavorable

unfavorable

adjective

ˌən-ˈfā-v(ə-)rə-bəl 

as in negative

opposed to one's interests

the company chose to accept the unfavorable settlement rather than spend more money on legal fees

Synonyms & Similar Words

• negative
• adverse
• hostile
• detrimental
• harmful
• damaging
• disadvantageous
• destructive
• bad
• threatening
• prejudicial
• unfriendly
• inimical
• unsympathetic
• dangerous
• hazardous
• untoward
• counter
• risky
• conflicting
• poisonous
• troublesome
• opposing
• unsafe
• injurious
• deleterious
• offensive
• malignant
• baneful
• evil
• fatal
• pernicious
• ruinous
• lethal
• unhealthy
• hurtful
• perilous
• noxious
• baleful
• murderous
• ill
• antagonistic
• resistant
• slanderous
• inhospitable
• uncongenial
• uncooperative
• resisting
• scathing
• defamatory
• detractive
• parlous
• intolerant
• jeopardizing
• antipathetic
• wounding
• calumnious
• imperiling
• competing
• counteracting
• countering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• favorable
• positive
• advantageous
• sympathetic
• friendly
• beneficial
• supportive
• good
• useful
• helpful
• propitious
• harmless
• innocuous
• innocent
• nondestructive
• nonthreatening
• inoffensive
• nonfatal
• well-disposed
• benign
• agreeable
• tolerant
• friendly
• congenial
• understanding
• nonlethal
• amiable
• cordial
• amicable
• complying
• hospitable
• affable
• unresistant
• benignant

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of unfavorable

Hilton and Steyer were upside down — 31% had a favorable opinion of Hilton compared to 38% unfavorable, and 39% had a favorable view of Steyer while 43% saw him unfavorably. — Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026

That survey sampled 800 likely Democratic primary voters, with 80% having a favorable opinion of Bennet compared to 9% unfavorable. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 30 June 2026

According to a May poll from the Pew Research Center, 59% of Americans hold an unfavorable view of the party, about the same percentage that views the Republican Party unfavorably. — Justin Papp, CNBC, 24 June 2026

However, in New England, silage corn harvest can extend to late October due to labor constraints, unfavorable soil conditions, and weather variability, which can substantially narrow the window for early cover crop establishment using these conventional drill-seeding methods. — Nora Doonan, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2026