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   Ad·verse

   /ˈadˌvərs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. preventing success or development; harmful; unfavorable: "taxes are having an adverse effect on production" Similar unfavorabledisadvantageousinauspiciousunpropitiousunfortunateunluckyuntimelyuntowarddisagreeableunpleasantbadpoorterribledreadfuldirewretchednastyhostileharmfuldangerousinjuriousdetrimentalhurtfuldeleteriousdestructiveperniciousdisadvantageousunfavorableunfortunateunhealthyhostileunfavorableantagonisticunfriendlyill-disposednegativeopposingopposedcontrarydissentinginimicalantipatheticat oddsOpposite favorablebeneficialpositivefriendly

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French advers, from Latin adversus ‘against, opposite’, past participle of advertere, from ad- ‘to’ + vertere ‘to turn’. Compare with averse.

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   Find 39 different ways to say ADVERSE, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.

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   Synonyms for ADVERSE: unfavorable, negative, hostile, detrimental, harmful, damaging, destructive, threatening; Antonyms of ADVERSE: favorable, positive, advantageous, sympathetic, beneficial, supportive, friendly, good.

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   Synonyms. unfavorable. contrary. opposing. unpropitious. detrimental. negative. difficult. hostile. antagonistic. unfriendly. inimical. pernicious. harmful. injurious. Antonyms. favorable. helpful. beneficial. supporting. agreeable. auspicious.

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   Here's a list of similar words from our thesaurus that you can use instead. Contexts . . Preventing success or development. Causing, or capable of causing, harm. Antagonistic or hostile. That is diametrically opposed to something. Generally unpleasant or reprehensible. Evil or morally wrong.

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   If you have an adverse reaction to an antibiotic, your doctor will need to prescribe a new medication. Definitions of adverse. adjective. in an opposing direction. “ adverse currents”. synonyms: contrary. unfavorable, unfavourable. (of winds or weather) tending to hinder or oppose. adjective.

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   2 days ago · 1 (adjective) in the sense of harmful. Definition. unfavourable to one's interests. The decision would have no adverse effect on the investigation. Synonyms. harmful. damaging. conflicting. dangerous. opposite. negative. destructive. detrimental. hurtful. antagonistic. injurious. inimical. inopportune. disadvantageous. unpropitious. inexpedient.

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   Adverse synonyms - 1 592 Words and Phrases for Adverse. detrimental. adj. # antagonistic. negative. adj. # bad , help. disadvantageous. adj. # detrimental , help. unfavorable. adj. # bad , contrary. harmful. adj. # person. hostile. adj. # unfriendly. contrary. adj. # antagonistic. inauspicious. adj. # annoying. unfavourable. adj. # inauspicious.