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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Unfavorable \Un*fa"vor*a*ble\, adjective Not favorable; not propitious; adverse; contrary; discouraging. -- {Un*fa"vor*a*ble*ness}, noun -- {Un*fa"vor*a*bly}, adverb
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
unfavorable
adjective
1: not encouraging or approving or pleasing; "unfavorable conditions"; "an unfavorable comparison"; "unfavorable comments" [syn: {unfavourable}] [ant: {favorable}]
2: (of winds or weather) tending to hinder or oppose; "unfavorable winds" [syn: {unfavourable}] [ant: {favorable}]
3: not favorable; "made an unfavorable impression"; "unfavorable reviews"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
152 Moby Thesaurus words for "unfavorable": 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
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