unfavorable

(ŭn-fā'vər-ə-bəl, -fāv'rə-bəl)
adj.

1. Likely to be a hindrance; disadvantageous: unfavorable winds.
2. Having or showing opposition; adverse: an unfavorable reaction to our proposal.

unfavorableness un·fa'vor·a·ble·ness n.
unfavorably un·fa'vor·a·bly adv.

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adjective

1. Tending to discourage, retard, or make more difficult: adverse, disadvantageous, negative, unadvantageous, unsatisfactory, untoward. See help/harm/harmless.
2. Bringing, predicting, or characterized by misfortune: bad, evil, ill, inauspicious, unpropitious. See luck/misfortune/chance.

adj

Definition: very bad
Antonyms: favorable, friendly, good, nice

IN BRIEF: Likely to make difficult. Also: Showing disapproval.

Conditions are unfavorable for hiking when it is raining or threatening to rain.

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For a list of words related to unfavorable, see:

• Disapproval, Disrespect, and Denial - unfavorable: (adj) adverse, contrary; not propitious

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