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
Here are the latest approval ratings released about Trump's administration:
The Economist shows that 42% of people are favorable of Trump and 54% are unfavorable of him, according to the latest update from July 11.
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Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 12 July 2025
Hawaii led every state in net favorability — calculated by subtracting the unfavorable figure from the favorable figure — with a rating of +53.
—Brendan Rascius
july 11, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
Tough talk on tariffs, reports of border detentions and unfavorable exchange rates are putting some travelers, especially Canadians, off trips to the United States this year.
—Monica Pitrelli, CNBC, 10 July 2025
Their survey finds Collins with a favorability number of just 12%, landing a 58% unfavorable number.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 9 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for unfavorable
Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 12 July 2025
Hawaii led every state in net favorability — calculated by subtracting the unfavorable figure from the favorable figure — with a rating of +53.
—Brendan Rascius
july 11, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
Tough talk on tariffs, reports of border detentions and unfavorable exchange rates are putting some travelers, especially Canadians, off trips to the United States this year.
—Monica Pitrelli, CNBC, 10 July 2025
Their survey finds Collins with a favorability number of just 12%, landing a 58% unfavorable number.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfavorable
Adjective
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In certain pockets, across some EU countries, this sort of geo-arbitrage or the existence of golden visas are viewed as negative, because of the view that expats can price locals out of the market for rents and cost of living.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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Meanwhile, the brand that actually popularized the EV, moving it from compliance car and milk float to something desirable, has fallen even further into negative territory in July.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
22 July 2025
Adjective
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The team identified three distinct behavioral phenotypes as a result of their experiments, representing the varying sensitivity of people to the adverse consequences (punishment) of their actions.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
24 July 2025
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Without such data, the systems can serve adverse, false results or fail to understand the context of a user’s query, among other issues.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
22 July 2025
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Five days later, on July 8, an attorney for the city manager submitted a letter of potential claim against the city citing defamation, harassment and creation of a hostile work environment.—
Anita Edmondson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 July 2025
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In early October 2022, the ruling said, McCarty filed a hostile work environment complaint with the police department.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
25 July 2025
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“Unfavorable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfavorable. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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