Unfavorable

Adjective

 * 1) Disadvantageous, adverse, unsuitable, inconducive; serving to hinder or oppose.
 * 2) * 1863, Henry David Thoreau, Excursions, ch. 6:
 * The shade of a dense pine wood, is more unfavorable to the springing up of pines of the same species than of oaks within it.
 * 1)  Not favorable, disapproving.
 * 2) * 1860, George Eliot, The Mill on the Floss, ch. 11:
 * [Y]et the thing she most dreaded was to offend the gypsies, by betraying her extremely unfavorable opinion of them.
 * 1)  Causing obstacles or delay; not conducive to travel or work; inclement.
 * 2) * 1855, Herman Melville, Israel Potter, ch. 17:
 * The wind was right under the land, the tide unfavorable.
 * 1) Not auspicious; ill-boding.
 * 2) * 1903, Anna Katharine Green, The Filigree Ball, ch. 6:
 * The fact that the bride went through the ceremony without her bridal bouquet is looked upon by many as an unfavorable omen.

Antonyms

 * favorable

Related terms

 * unfavorably

Adverbs for Unfavorable
definitely; unappeasably; uncompromisingly; defiantly; rebelliously; forbiddingly; discouragingly; resolutely; sternly; implacably; emphatically; downright; openly; secretly; surreptitiously; ominously; undeniably; influentially; indifferently; actively; mildly; positively; energetically; dangerously; frankly; expressly; harshly; powerfully; lamentably; fortuitously; stubbornly.

Thesaurus
adversary, adversative, adverse, against, alien, antagonistic, anti, antipathetic, antithetic, apocalyptic, bad, baleful, baneful, black, bodeful, boding, clashing, competitive, con, conflicting, contradictory, contrary, counter, counteractive, cross, dark, deleterious, detrimental, difficult, dire, disaccordant, disadvantageous, disappointed, disapprobatory, disapproving, discontented, disenchanted, disgruntled, disillusioned, displeased, dissatisfied, dissentient, dissenting, disserviceable, doomful, dreary, enemy, evil, evil-starred, fateful, foreboding, fractious, gloomy, hard, harmful, hostile, ill, ill-boding, ill-considered, ill-fated, ill-omened, ill-seasoned, ill-starred, ill-timed, improper, in opposition, inappropriate, inauspicious, inconvenient, indignant, inexpedient, infelicitous, inimical, injurious, inopportune, intempestive, intrusive, irrelevant, late, low, lowering, mal a propos, malapropos, menacing, miserable, mistimed, negative, noncooperative, not easy, obstinate, of evil portent, off base, ominous, opponent, opposed, opposing, opposite, oppositional, oppositive, oppugnant, out of line, out of phase, out of time, overthwart, perverse, poor, portending, portentous, prejudicial, premature, recalcitrant, refractory, repugnant, rigorous, rival, sinister, somber, stressful, threatening, too late, too soon, troublesome, troublous, trying, turned-off, unadvantageous, unappreciative, unapproving, unbefitting, uncomplimentary, uncooperative, unfit, unfitting, unfortunate, unfriendly, unhandy, unhappy, unlucky, unprofitable, unpromising, unpropitious, unready, unrewarding, unripe, unseasonable, unsuitable, untimely, untoward, useless, worthless, wretched, wrong

Alternative forms

 * unfavourable

Etymology
un- + favourable

Translations

 * Armenian:
 * Croatian: nepovoljan
 * Czech:


 * Dutch: ongunstig, niet voordelig
 * Finnish:
 * French: défavorable
 * Romanian: nefavorabil
 * Spanish: desfavorable, no favorable