disadvantageous

adjective

(ˌ)dis-ˌad-ˌvan-ˈtā-jəs How to pronounce disadvantageous (audio)
Definition of disadvantageousnext
as in unfavorable
opposed to one's interests such an arrangement with the wholesalers would be disadvantageous for small farmers

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Recent Examples of disadvantageous Losing the base for more expensive trips could be extra disadvantageous to those companies and local economies. — Leslie Josephs,contessa Brewer, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026 Perhaps, researchers have speculated, genes on the X chromosome don’t transfer well between species, or Neanderthal genetic variants on the X chromosome were disadvantageous in some way to human variants and were therefore gradually eliminated by the evolutionary process of natural selection. — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026 Newsom has long opposed state-level wealth taxes, believing such levies would be disadvantageous for the world’s fourth-largest economy. — Michael R. Blood, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2026 The arbitrator likely would have the power to compel UCLA to remain at the Rose Bowl, Korobkin said, meaning the Rose Bowl would not be put in a disadvantageous position should the case be moved out of court. — Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for disadvantageous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disadvantageous
  1. unfavorable
  2. adverse
  3. negative
  4. hostile
  5. detrimental
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  • But in a midterm environment broadly seen as unfavorable to Republicans, Democrats see a competitive opportunity to flip control of Congress amid growing economic discontent over rising gas and fertilizer costs in the agriculture-heavy state.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The Falcons’ bout with the 49ers appeared unfavorable on paper.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of unfavorable
Adjective
  • In recent years, cocoa prices have surged due to adverse weather across key West African producing regions.
    — , CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Batie-Smoose seeks reinstatement or a comparable job, compensation and correction of adverse personnel records.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of adverse
Adjective
  • The other was secured partly by a stake in a private equity management company, with a negative pledge on the owner’s team stake, meaning the owner agreed not to pledge it to anyone else.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Charlotte de Brabandt has undergone years of cancer treatment and multiple surgeries after she was diagnosed with a rare form of triple negative, stage 3, inflammatory breast cancer in 2022 at the age of 35.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of negative
Adjective
  • About 70% of the members of Brazil’s lower house and 80% of the Senate are considered to be hostile to environmental and climate agendas, according to the observatory.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • In a turnabout from Orbán’s hostile approach to Kyiv, Magyar’s government has expressed solidarity with Ukraine and designated Russia a national security threat.
    — Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of hostile
Adjective
  • The company still faces numerous personal injury claims and a separate federal case involving a group of nationwide school districts that also focus on allegations that apps like Instagram have had detrimental effects on the well being of children.
    — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Often, those firms’ IT heads think those changes are detrimental.
    — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of detrimental

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