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un·fa·vor·a·ble
 unfavorable
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- pronunciation:
- uhn
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
likely to have a bad result; inauspicious.
an unfavorable omenunfavorable weather for a picnic- synonyms:
- adverse, inauspicious, ominous, unlucky
- antonyms:
- favorable, promising, propitious, prosperous
- similar words:
- contrary, disadvantageous, forbidding, ill, ill-fated, ill-starred, sinister, threatening, unhappy, unlikely, unpropitious, untoward
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| definition 2: |
harmful or unpleasant.
an unfavorable outcome- synonyms:
- detrimental, harmful, unpleasant
- antonyms:
- advantageous, benign, favorable, positive
- similar words:
- adverse, contrary, damaging, disadvantageous, disagreeable, hostile, inimical
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| definition 3: |
indicating disfavor or dislike.
an unfavorable review of a play- synonyms:
- critical
- antonyms:
- favorable
- similar words:
- adverse, antagonistic, bad, hostile, inimical, rotten, unfriendly
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| related words: |
chill, dim, distasteful, foul, ill, injurious |
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| derivation: |
unfavorably (adv.) |
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