unfavorable
adjective
, -ˈfā-vər-bəl\
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, -ˈfā-vər-bəl \
adverb
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Synonyms
adverse, counter, disadvantageous, hostile, inimical, negative, prejudicial, unfriendly, unsympathetic, untoward
Antonyms
advantageous, favorable, friendly, positive, supportive, sympathetic, well-disposed
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She is also experienced in defending the administration’s policies after serving as a loyal soldier to Trump, a task that has become more challenging as the president’s unfavorable ratings among voters has risen. — Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, "Sarah Huckabee Sanders joins Fox News as a contributor," 22 Aug. 2019 But after a recent unfavorable ruling by the state Supreme Court, the city entered talks with the plaintiffs this month. — Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News, "Plano forced to delay a vote on the future of controversial master development plan," 22 July 2019 But administrative leaves such as this one are typically imposed when potential unfavorable action or discipline is being considered against an employee. — Jon Lender, courant.com, "Lottery vice president placed on administrative leave after disclosure of FBI recording episode," 15 July 2019 Optimism emerged as a staple for Porter Jr. throughout his trying redshirt NBA season, despite the unfavorable circumstances. — Jake Fischer, SI.com, "Michael Porter Jr. Wants to Be the NBA's Next Big Gap-Year Success," 13 July 2019 But by then, more people already had an unfavorable impression than a positive one, polls showed. — Jeremy W. Peters, New York Times, "Pelosi. Clinton. Obama. Now ‘the Squad’ Is the New Target for the Right.," 27 July 2019 But at 51%, the president also had a higher unfavorable rating than any of those political figures, the Fox poll found. — William Cummings, USA TODAY, "Trump celebrates Fox News poll on economy but ignores less favorable parts of survey," 25 July 2019 Harris had a 54/14 percent favorable/unfavorable rating, while Buttigieg had 48/11 percent. — Ella Nilsen, Vox, "“Likability” ratings in a recent New Hampshire poll show just how tough female candidates have it," 23 July 2019 All have net favorable ratings among Democrats who do know them — particularly among Democrats who are liberal — and dramatically unfavorable ratings among Republicans. — Fred Backus And Anthony Salvanto, CBS News, "Most Americans disagree with Trump's "go back" tweets — CBS News poll," 21 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unfavorable.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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