The decision was unfavourable to us.
Source: tatoeba (48419)
Unfavourable
Synonyms for "unfavourable" (28 found)
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Adjective(1 words)
Adjective(4 words)
Strong matches (8)
Related words (14)
Adjective(12 words)
Adjective(1 words)
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2 entriesderived
3 entriesderived from
1 entriesrelated to
4 entriessimilar
21 entriesShowing 16 of 21 words.
Translations
36 translations across 18 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- աննպաստ adj (of wind or weather: causing delay or obstacles)
Bulgarian
4 entries- неблагоприятен adj (not auspicious; ill-boding)
- неблгоприятен adj (of wind or weather: causing delay or obstacles)
- препятстващ adj (serving to hinder or oppose)
- спиращ adj (serving to hinder or oppose)
Catalan
2 entries- desfavorable adj (serving to hinder or oppose)
- desfavorable adj (of wind or weather: causing delay or obstacles)
Czech
1 entries- nepříznivý adj (of wind or weather: causing delay or obstacles)
Dutch
2 entries- niet voordelig adj (of wind or weather: causing delay or obstacles)
- ongunstig adj (of wind or weather: causing delay or obstacles)
Finnish
4 entries- epäedullinen adj (serving to hinder or oppose)
- epäsuopea adj (of a belief or state of mind: not favourable, disapproving)
- epäsuotuisa adj (serving to hinder or oppose)
- epäsuotuisa adj (not auspicious; ill-boding)
French
1 entries- défavorable adj (of wind or weather: causing delay or obstacles)
German
1 entries- ungünstig adj (of wind or weather: causing delay or obstacles)
Hungarian
4 entries- baljós adj (not auspicious; ill-boding)
- ellenséges adj (of a belief or state of mind: not favourable, disapproving)
- elutasító adj (of a belief or state of mind: not favourable, disapproving)
- elítélő adj (of a belief or state of mind: not favourable, disapproving)
Italian
1 entries- sfavorevole adj (of wind or weather: causing delay or obstacles)
Manx
1 entries- meefoayroil adj (of wind or weather: causing delay or obstacles)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- وارون adj (not auspicious; ill-boding)
Portuguese
1 entries- desfavorável adj (of wind or weather: causing delay or obstacles)
Romanian
1 entries- nefavorabil adj (of wind or weather: causing delay or obstacles)
Russian
1 entries- неблагоприя́тный adj (of wind or weather: causing delay or obstacles)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- nȅpovōljan adj (of wind or weather: causing delay or obstacles)
- не̏пово̄љан adj (of wind or weather: causing delay or obstacles)
Spanish
2 entries- desfavorable adj (of wind or weather: causing delay or obstacles)
- no favorable adj (of wind or weather: causing delay or obstacles)
Tok Pisin
1 entries- nogut adj (of wind or weather: causing delay or obstacles)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
I made it plain that the situation was unfavourable to us.
Source: tatoeba (258738)
The exquisite feminine beauty of her countenance, now shaded only by a profusion of sunny tresses; the sylph-like form, disencumbered of her heavy riding-skirt and mantled in azure silk; the grace of her manner and of her smile, cleared, with a celerity which surprised the Master himself, all the gloomy and unfavourable thoughts which had for some time overclouded his fancy.
Source: tatoeba (7760551)
Several price rises put the company in an unfavourable situation.
Source: tatoeba (10306255)
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