unfavorable

[uhn-fey-ver-uh-buhl] / ʌnˈfeɪ vər ə bəl /

ADJECTIVE

very bad

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adverse antagonistic calamitous damaging destructive disadvantageous hostile negative objectionable ominous troublesome unfriendly

WEAK

contrary discommodious ill ill-advised improper inadvisable inauspicious inconvenient inexpedient infelicitous inimical inopportune late low malapropos opposed poor regrettable tardy threatening unfit unfortunate unlucky unpromising unpropitious unseasonable unseemly unsuited untimely untoward wrong

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advantageous agreeable aiding auspicious favorable fortunate friendly good happy helpful kind lucky nice positive propitious

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This was due to an unfavorable base effect following a sharp rise in exports last year in response to the announcement of an increase in U.S. levies, the industry body said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Pratt’s unfavorable rating in the current poll was also 57% — up dramatically from the 28% unfavorable rating in the previous poll, although in that poll, 55% of likely voters had no opinion of him.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

To be sure, even when the gauge has crossed into unfavorable territory in the past, it has not always been followed by an immediate market downturn.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

The poll also found that more voters had a favorable impression of Talarico than those with unfavorable views — 41% to 34%, with the rest saying they were unsure.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

But the leader of the Hitler Youth, Baldur von Schirach, was unhappy about the unfavorable publicity, and he told the Hitler Youth to obey the law.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

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