unfavourable
adjective/ʌnˈfeɪvərəbəl/
Frequency rank: #15,939 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
not positive or helpful; likely to cause problems or disadvantage.
Example sentence
The expedition was postponed because weather conditions were unfavourable.
Synonyms & related words
More words in ranks 15,901–16,000
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