as in unfavorable
opposed to one's interests
such an arrangement with the wholesalers would be disadvantageous for small farmers
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Recent Examples of disadvantageous
The real tragedy of great-power politics is not that rising powers strive to overthrow a materially disadvantageous order that great powers are unwilling to change.
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Rohan Mukherjee, Foreign Affairs, 19 May 2023
With chronic loneliness, that stress response gets stuck and becomes disadvantageous — similar to the way in which anxiety can shift a helpful fear response to a maladaptive mental illness.
—Dana G. Smith, New York Times, 9 May 2024
Traits that might normally be rare or disadvantageous can then get entrenched in the isolated group and evolve further.
—Quanta Magazine, 2 May 2024
The study found most scenarios displayed biases that were disadvantageous to Black people and women.
—Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
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Rohan Mukherjee, Foreign Affairs, 19 May 2023
With chronic loneliness, that stress response gets stuck and becomes disadvantageous — similar to the way in which anxiety can shift a helpful fear response to a maladaptive mental illness.
—Dana G. Smith, New York Times, 9 May 2024
Traits that might normally be rare or disadvantageous can then get entrenched in the isolated group and evolve further.
—Quanta Magazine, 2 May 2024
The study found most scenarios displayed biases that were disadvantageous to Black people and women.
—Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disadvantageous
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When faced with unfavorable reviews or feedback, there is always an opportunity to learn something and make your product or service even better.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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In terms of favorability, 36 percent of respondents have a favorable view of Ayotte, 15 percent have a neutral view and 45 percent have an unfavorable view of the GOP candidate.Joanne Haner, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
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Is Taurine Safe? Supplemental taurine is considered very safe and isn't associated with adverse side effects, even when taken in high doses for long periods.Jillian Kubala, RD, Health, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania estimates that, including her spending proposals, the primary deficits would increase by $1.2 trillion, and accounting for adverse economic feedback effects, primary deficits increase to $2 trillion.Michael Khouw, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
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Kimberly Clausing, a former Treasury Department official in the Biden administration and a UCLA professor of tax law, said the GOP will probably overestimate the revenue from tariffs and ignore the negative economic impact of the duties.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Rubber Leaf had a negative working capital of $12,730,616 as of September 30, 2024.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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The recall’s organizers, who have employed an especially hostile rhetoric toward the mayor, saw the lopsided early margin as confirmation of a likely victory.Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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In the novel, an astrophysicist, as an act of revenge for her father’s murder by Red Guards, chooses to put Earth at risk by sending out a provocative interstellar message to hostile aliens.H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 5 Nov. 2024
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Most vapes contain nicotine, which comes from tobacco and can be detrimental to the parts of a young person's brain that oversee learning, attention, impulse control and mood.Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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Ohio State has already dropped a game this year so another loss could be detrimental to their seeding down the line.David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Disadvantageous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disadvantageous. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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