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unfavorable - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'unfavorable' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Unfavorable [ a.]
- Not favorable; not propitious; adverse; contrary; discouraging.

Meaning of 'unfavorable' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . unfavorable [ a]
Meaning (1):
- involving or creating circumstances detrimental to success or effectiveness
Example in sentence:
  • a disadvantageous outcome;
  • a well-known study from the 1970's showed that gender stereotyping placed women in a disadvantageous position;
  • made an unfavorable impression
Meaning (2):
- not encouraging or approving or pleasing
Example in sentence:
  • an unfavorable comparison;
  • unfavorable comments;
  • unfavorable conditions;
  • unfavorable impression
Meaning (3):
- (of winds or weather) tending to hinder or oppose
Example in sentence:
  • unfavorable winds

Nearby Words:

unface unfailable unfailing unfair unfaith unfaithful unfalcated unfallible unfasten unfathered

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