It has been shown in most studies on this subject that intervention of the legislature had adverse effects.
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Adverse
//ˈæd.və(ɹ)s//
Synonyms for "adverse" (99 found)
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Synonyms
1 entriesRelated terms
5 entriesderived
12 entriesderived from
1 entriesetymologically related_to
1 entriesrelated to
12 entriessimilar
3 entriesTranslations
63 translations across 21 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- враждебен adj (contrary, hostile)
- неблагоприятен adj (unfavourable)
- обратен adj (opposite)
- противопоставящ се adj (contrary, hostile)
Catalan
3 entries- advers adj (unfavourable)
- advers adj (contrary, hostile)
- advers adj (opposite)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 敵對的 /敌对的 adj (unfavourable)
Finnish
4 entries- epäsuotuisa adj (unfavourable)
- nurja adj (opposite)
- vasta adj (opposite)
- vastakkainen adj (contrary, hostile)
French
1 entries- défavorable adj (unfavourable)
Georgian
1 entries- მავნე adj (unfavourable)
German
2 entries- gegnerisch adj (contrary, hostile)
- widrig adj (unfavourable)
Hindi
2 entries- प्रतिकूल adj (unfavourable)
- विरोधी adj (contrary, hostile)
Italian
4 entries- avverso adj (unfavourable)
- avverso adj (contrary, hostile)
- contrario adj (unfavourable)
- ostile adj (contrary, hostile)
Kazakh
3 entries- жағдайсыз adj (unfavourable)
- жағымсыз adj (unfavourable)
- қолайсыз adj (unfavourable)
Latin
1 entries- adversus adj (unfavourable)
Macedonian
4 entries- лош adj (contrary, hostile)
- непо́волен adj (unfavourable)
- непо́волен adj (contrary, hostile)
- спро́тивен adj (opposite)
Manx
1 entries- meefoayroil adj (unfavourable)
Māori
1 entries- koaro adj (opposite)
Norwegian
3 entries- motstående adj (opposite)
- ugunstig adj (unfavourable)
- uhensiktsmessig adj (unfavourable)
Polish
4 entries- niekorzystny adj (unfavourable)
- niekorzystny adj (contrary, hostile)
- niepomyślny adj (unfavourable)
- niepomyślny adj (contrary, hostile)
Portuguese
4 entries- adverso adj (unfavourable)
- adverso adj (contrary, hostile)
- contrário adj (contrary, hostile)
- desfavorável adj (unfavourable)
Romanian
4 entries- advers adj (unfavourable)
- advers adj (contrary, hostile)
- nefavorabil adj (unfavourable)
- opus adj (opposite)
Russian
3 entries- вражде́бный adj (contrary, hostile)
- неблагоприя́тный adj (unfavourable)
- противополо́жный adj (opposite)
Spanish
4 entries- adverso adj (unfavourable)
- adverso adj (contrary, hostile)
- contrario adj (contrary, hostile)
- desfavorable adj (unfavourable)
Ukrainian
3 entries- ворожий adj (contrary, hostile)
- несприятливий adj (unfavourable)
- протилежний adj (opposite)
Sample sentences
21 total sentences available.
Is there any adverse reaction?
Source: tatoeba (319813)
Some of the adverse effects of testosterone treatment may be popping up now.
Source: tatoeba (3233061)
Our plane was cancelled because of adverse weather conditions.
Source: tatoeba (4184611)
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