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   Un·fa·vor·a·ble

   /ˌənˈfāv(ə)r(ə)bəl/

   

   adjective

   • 1. expressing or showing a lack of approval or support: "single mothers are often the target of unfavorable press attention" Similar adversecriticalhostileinimicalunfriendlyantagonisticunsympatheticnegativeopposingill-disposedcontrarydiscouragingdisapprovinguncomplimentaryunflatteringdamaginginjuriouspoorlowbadantipatheticOpposite favorablepositive
   • 2. adverse; inauspicious: "it would be unwise to sell the company while the economic circumstances are so unfavorable" Similar disadvantageousadverseinauspiciousunpropitiousunfortunateunluckyunhappydetrimentalbadgloomyunsuitableinappropriateinconvenientinopportuneinaptOpposite favorableadvantageous

   Derivatives

   • 1. unfavorableness noun

   Scrabble Points: 19

   • U

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   • N

     1

   • F

     4

   • A

     1

   • V

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   • O

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   • R

     1

   • A

     1

   • B

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   • L

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   • E

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