Synonyms of unfavorable

unfavorable

adjective

ˌən-ˈfā-v(ə-)rə-bəl 

as in negative

opposed to one's interests

the company chose to accept the unfavorable settlement rather than spend more money on legal fees

Synonyms & Similar Words

• negative
• adverse
• hostile
• detrimental
• harmful
• damaging
• disadvantageous
• destructive
• bad
• threatening
• prejudicial
• unfriendly
• inimical
• unsympathetic
• dangerous
• hazardous
• untoward
• counter
• risky
• conflicting
• poisonous
• troublesome
• opposing
• unsafe
• deleterious
• injurious
• offensive
• malignant
• baneful
• evil
• fatal
• pernicious
• ruinous
• lethal
• unhealthy
• hurtful
• perilous
• noxious
• baleful
• murderous
• ill
• antagonistic
• resistant
• slanderous
• uncongenial
• inhospitable
• uncooperative
• resisting
• scathing
• defamatory
• detractive
• parlous
• intolerant
• jeopardizing
• antipathetic
• imperilling
• wounding
• imperiling
• calumnious
• competing
• counteracting
• countering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• favorable
• positive
• advantageous
• sympathetic
• friendly
• beneficial
• supportive
• good
• useful
• helpful
• propitious
• harmless
• innocuous
• innocent
• nondestructive
• nonthreatening
• inoffensive
• nonfatal
• well-disposed
• benign
• agreeable
• tolerant
• friendly
• congenial
• understanding
• nonlethal
• amiable
• cordial
• amicable
• complying
• hospitable
• affable
• unresistant
• benignant

Examples of unfavorable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Prices drop amid lower demand, falling oil costs Gas prices, as an economic concern that voters see as unfavorable, have long played a role in elections, with voters finding them a source of frustration and the presidential challenger complaining about them as a source of criticism. —Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 10 Sep. 2024

The launch on Tuesday was delayed about two hours because of unfavorable weather. —Joey Roulette and Gerry Doyle, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Sep. 2024

Early in 2023, Ukraine spent too many of its more experienced troops in a costly and geographically unfavorable battle over the city of Bakhmut, which was ultimately lost. —Michael Kofman, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2024

For Trump, on the other hand, 45% have a favorable impression while 50% have an unfavorable one. —Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 10 Sep. 2024