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
On the Disrespectfully podcast, Madix also set the record straight about rumors swirling about potentially unfavorable terms of the settlement.
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Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
Crowds gathered outside the Ed Sullivan Theater on Thursday, despite the unfavorable weather.
—Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
Firefighters will monitor conditions throughout the burn and will stop operations if conditions become unfavorable, Cal Fire says.
—Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 20 May 2026
And while shares may be temporarily weighed down by an unfavorable Supreme Court decision that came out earlier this month, that doesn't change the fact that it is bound to bounce.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 20 May 2026
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Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
Crowds gathered outside the Ed Sullivan Theater on Thursday, despite the unfavorable weather.
—Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
Firefighters will monitor conditions throughout the burn and will stop operations if conditions become unfavorable, Cal Fire says.
—Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 20 May 2026
And while shares may be temporarily weighed down by an unfavorable Supreme Court decision that came out earlier this month, that doesn't change the fact that it is bound to bounce.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 20 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfavorable
Adjective
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Republicans can be convinced that negative stories about their candidates are media put-ons, and Democrats are a little envious that their voters haven’t adopted the same attitude of ignore, fight, move on, maybe sue.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
3 June 2026
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The system features an open architecture that pairs a pure lithium metal negative electrode directly with ambient oxygen drawn from the surrounding atmosphere to act as the positive electrode reactant.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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DeVries also feels that seniors should not hesitate to file police reports to document adverse incidents.—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2026
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The drug is designed to rapidly block platelets from clumping and restricting blood flow, lessening the adverse outcomes of a heart attack.—
Justin Zacks,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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Weiss and Tom Cibrowski were openly hostile from the start.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
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The Space Force budget has grown significantly in recent years, and one of its mandates is countering spying and potentially hostile acts by Russian and Chinese spacecraft in these orbits.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
2 June 2026
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“Unfavorable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfavorable. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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