unfavorable synonyms

unfavorable

modif.

  1. Adverse

    opposed, hostile, antagonistic; see unfriendly 1.

  2. Not propitious

    inopportune, untimely, unseasonable, adverse, calamitous, unpropitious, inexpedient, bad, ill-chosen, infelicitous, ill-fated, ill-suited, ill-timed, unsuitable, improper, wrong, abortive, untoward, malapropos, inauspicious, unlucky, ill, unfortunate, regrettable, premature, tardy, late, discommodious, unfit, inadvisable, objectionable, inconvenient, disadvantageous, damaging, destructive, unseemly, ill-advised, obstructive, troublesome, embarrassing, unpromising, awkward, with a jaundiced eye*, with a cold eye*; see also ominous.

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