unfavourable or US unfavorable(ʌnˈfeɪvərəbəll
; -ˈfeɪvrə-)
Definitions
adjective
- not favourable; adverse or inauspicious
Alternative Forms
unˈfavourableness unˈfavorableness noun unˈfavourably unˈfavorably adverbSynonyms
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adverse,
bad,
unfortunate,
disadvantageous,
threatening,
contrary,
unlucky,
ominous,
untimely,
untoward,
unpromising,
unsuited,
inauspicious,
ill-suited,
inopportune,
unseasonable,
unpropitious,
infelicitous,
Translations
- British English:
unfavourable
Unfavourable conditions or circumstances cause problems and reduce the chance of success.Unfavourable weather has affected the crops.ʌnˈfeɪvərəbl; -ˈfeɪvrə- ADJECTIVE Unfavourable weather has affected the crops.
- Spanish:
desfavorable
adj
- French:
défavorable
adj
- German:
ungünstig
adj
- Chinese: 不利的 adj
- Arabic: غَيْرُ مُؤَاتٍ adj
- Portuguese: desfavorável adj
- Russian: неблагоприятный adj неблагоприятная
- Croatian: nepovoljan adj nepovoljna
- Czech: nepříznivý adj
- Danish: ugunstig adj
- Dutch: ongunstig adj
- Finnish: epäsuotuisa adj
- Greek: δυσμενής adj
- Italian: sfavorevole adj
- Japanese: 好ましくない no_posp
- Korean: 호의적이 아닌 adj
- Norwegian: ugunstig adj
- Polish: niepomyślny adj niepomyślna
- Brazilian Portuguese: desfavorável adj
- European Spanish:
desfavorable
adj
- Swedish: ofördelaktig adj ofördelaktigt
- Thai: ไม่เอื้ออำนวยประโยชน์ adj
- Turkish: elverişsiz adj
- Vietnamese: bất lợi adj
Usage examples
he said fiercely to Henry, and, to judge by the tightening of his features, was preparing himself to meet unfavourable criticism.
, Unreasonable Doubt (1986)It could be favourable or unfavourable , attractive or unattractive.
Business Today (2003)His move had come now because of unfavourable polls that had prompted concern within National.
New Zealand Herald (2003)Shooting chemicals into clouds to produce rain has failed because of unfavourable weather.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)In spite of Milnes's unfavourable comparison, however, by far the most successful of new stage composers was Philip Glass.
, A TALE OF FOUR HOUSES: Opera at Covent Garden, La Scala, Vienna and the Met since 1945 (2003)