disadvantageous
adjective
dis·ad·van·ta·geous
(ˌ)dis-ˌad-ˌvan-ˈtā-jəs 
-vən-
1
: constituting a disadvantage
2
disadvantageously
adverb
disadvantageousness
noun
Examples of disadvantageous in a Sentence
They might have to resell the property at a disadvantageous time.
Minority groups find themselves in a disadvantageous position.
The current system is disadvantageous to women.
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Towns as the full time rim protector has never been good, and New York seriously needs to consider running with Robinson in the starting lineup, in order to keep Towns out of these disadvantageous situations.
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Michelle Lee, People.com, 20 June 2025
Not that Victor views being a misfit as entirely disadvantageous.
—Jen Wang, Vogue, 27 May 2025
Towns as the full time rim protector has never been good, and New York seriously needs to consider running with Robinson in the starting lineup, in order to keep Towns out of these disadvantageous situations.
—Mikai Bruce, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
But the terms under discussion then, when Ukraine was still reeling from Russia's initial invasion, would be deeply disadvantageous to Kyiv.
—USA Today, 17 May 2025
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“Disadvantageous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disadvantageous. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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disadvantageous
adjective
dis·ad·van·ta·geous
(ˌ)dis-ˌad-ˌvan-ˈtā-jəs
-vən-
: making it harder for a person to succeed or do something
in a disadvantageous position
disadvantageously
adverb
disadvantageousness
noun
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