unfavorable

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un·fa·vor·able | \ ˌən-ˈfā-v(ə-)rə-bəl

, -ˈfā-vər-bəl \

Definition of unfavorable

1a : 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

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Examples of unfavorable in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web Another 5% had an unfavorable opinion of Acton and 31% had no opinion. — Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, "In early Ohio Senate poll, Democrats like Dr. Amy Acton, state's response to COVID-19," 17 Mar. 2021 In a Gallup poll conducted early last month, 79% of Americans surveyed reported an unfavorable view of China. — Eve Bower, CNN, "Polls say Americans report record low opinions of China. Are the surveys measuring racism?," 26 Mar. 2021 By the following year, a national survey found that 38.2 percent of the public held an unfavorable view of vaccination in general, up from 8.5 percent in 2000. — Yasmeen Serhan, The Atlantic, "France’s Biggest Pandemic Hurdle," 18 Mar. 2021 Opinion polling shows Muslims are increasingly seen in an unfavorable light. — The Salt Lake Tribune, "Islamophobia on the rise, according to United Nations report," 11 Mar. 2021 Among Republicans, 87% of those surveyed had an unfavorable view of Whitmer. — Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, "Whitmer's popularity dips in new poll, but most say she is doing a good job," 2 Mar. 2021 Save America commissioned and sent out polling last week that showed a sizable majority of Wyoming Republicans had an unfavorable view of Congresswoman Liz Cheney following her vote to impeach Mr. Trump. — Adam Brewster, CBS News, "Trump's new PAC raises over $30 million," 2 Feb. 2021 The friend, whom Mr. Cheadle declined to identify, later pitched the actor on a second Hotel Rwanda film, this time casting Mr. Rusesabagina in an unfavorable light. — New York Times, "How the Hero of ‘Hotel Rwanda’ Fell Into a Vengeful Strongman’s Trap," 18 Sep. 2020 This leads to a somewhat unfavorable tax treatment on long-term NFT capital gains for high income earners (single filers with over $441,450 of taxable income & married filers with over $496,000 of taxable income). — Shehan Chandrasekera, Forbes, "How Are Non Fungible Tokens (NFTs) Taxed?," 11 Mar. 2021

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