as in negative
opposed to one's interests
the company chose to accept the unfavorable settlement rather than spend more money on legal fees
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Recent Examples of unfavorable
The decrease is attributed to lower sales volume and unfavorable foreign exchange impacts.
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Jan. 2025
After unfavorable court rulings in the Smith case, Miller urged Fernandez Rundle to have Circuit Judge Andrea Ricker Wolfson removed from the case and replaced with a different judge.
—Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
President-elect Donald Trump has harshly attacked the court for unfavorable decisions over the past eight years, with some allies suggesting certain rulings could be ignored.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024
While many younger Americans have voiced their support for Trump post-election, the YouGov poll showed between 40 and 50 percent still held an unfavorable view of the next president, leaving him some work to do in impressing those who perhaps voted for Harris instead.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Jan. 2025
After unfavorable court rulings in the Smith case, Miller urged Fernandez Rundle to have Circuit Judge Andrea Ricker Wolfson removed from the case and replaced with a different judge.
—Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
President-elect Donald Trump has harshly attacked the court for unfavorable decisions over the past eight years, with some allies suggesting certain rulings could be ignored.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024
While many younger Americans have voiced their support for Trump post-election, the YouGov poll showed between 40 and 50 percent still held an unfavorable view of the next president, leaving him some work to do in impressing those who perhaps voted for Harris instead.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfavorable
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During his first term, the former president attacked Bezos over negative coverage in the Washington Post, which Bezos owns.Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Each of them allows your mind to move into a more neutral mindset, taking it away from all the stressors and negative thoughts of the day.Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 11 Jan. 2025
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Some animals experienced adverse effects after consuming 150-300 milligrams (mg) of sulforaphane per kilogram (kg) of body weight.Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, RDN, LD, Health, 11 Jan. 2025
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The recall classification for the nuggets is Class 2, meaning that the products contain something that could cause temporary adverse health consequences to people who are exposed to it.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Both saw themselves as outsiders in a hostile environment.Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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Aber’s book is successful in showing that self-hatred is the fruit not of a few particular traumas but rather of a hostile environment’s erosive drip on the psyche.Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Unfavorable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfavorable. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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