1
as in unfavorable
opposed to one's interests
all the adverse publicity really caused the movie star's popularity to suffer
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2
as in detrimental
causing or capable of causing harm
the adverse effects of the drug are too severe to allow it to be marketed
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Recent Examples of adverse
While most spices are safe when used to flavor foods, using them in larger amounts may pose health risks and have adverse effects.
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Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 11 June 2025
Extend it to four seconds to ensure safe spacing in adverse conditions.
—Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 10 June 2025
The adverse rulings in the two courts were a major legal setback for the White House.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
The consequences are both deeply personal and widely systemic: Women are more likely to be misdiagnosed, experience adverse drug reactions, and face delays in care.
—Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
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Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 11 June 2025
Extend it to four seconds to ensure safe spacing in adverse conditions.
—Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 10 June 2025
The adverse rulings in the two courts were a major legal setback for the White House.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
The consequences are both deeply personal and widely systemic: Women are more likely to be misdiagnosed, experience adverse drug reactions, and face delays in care.
—Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adverse
Adjective
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Seeing the unfavorable replies, the mother chimed in.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
People.com,
14 June 2025
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Across more than a dozen surveys conducted between late January and mid-May 2025, unfavorable ratings consistently outstrip favorable ones—often by double-digit margins.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 June 2025
Adjective
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How detrimental and what that means for you is often difficult to know.—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
16 June 2025
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Getting rid of those numbers would be detrimental to the Celtics' success.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 June 2025
Adjective
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All the 113 negative votes came from Democrats, three of them from Massachusetts.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
16 June 2025
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The Trump administration crafted the new proclamation to overcome legal challenges and negative news stories.—
Stuart Anderson,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
Adjective
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Lights without these certifications may generate harmful byproducts, Taylor notes.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
12 June 2025
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McFarland is facing charges of solicitation of a minor, transmission of harmful material to a minor and violation of probation.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2025
Adjective
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Meanwhile, Syria has turned from a fertile ground to a hostile one for Iran and its assets, after the Assad regime was toppled in December.—
Lina Khatib,
Time,
19 June 2025
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By contrast, the U.S. had appeared openly skeptical and was often even seen as hostile.—
Ozan Ozerk,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
Adjective
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The primary risks for the Midwest will be damaging winds, hail, flash flooding and the possibility of tornadoes.—
Daniel Manzo,
ABC News,
23 June 2025
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The National Weather Service issued a moderate risk alert for severe thunderstorms across parts of North Dakota and Minnesota, warning that conditions could lead to tornadoes, damaging winds, and large hail throughout Friday evening and overnight.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
Adjective
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While use of chrysotile asbestos was on the decline, the dangerous mineral has lingered in various gaskets, brake blocks, aftermarket automotive brakes and linings, other vehicle friction products, and some diaphragms used to make sodium hydroxide and chlorine.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
17 June 2025
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Yet factories in developing countries are often portrayed as hot, uncomfortable, dangerous, and wholly unwelcoming places where workers are conscripted against their interests to toil for the betterment of the faraway West.—
Tony Morley,
National Review,
17 June 2025
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Bane is a 41 percent career 3-point shooter who, in his five prior seasons, never shot worse than 38.1 percent from deep in a season.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids are making the gap worse.—
Brandon Kochkodin,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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“Adverse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adverse. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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