unfavourable
Plural: unfavourables
Adjective
- not encouraging or approving or pleasing; ; ; ,
- (of winds or weather) tending to hinder or oppose
Adjective Satellite
- not favorable
Adj
- Serving to hinder or oppose; adverse, disadvantageous, inconducive, unsuitable.
- Not auspicious; ill-boding.
- Of a belief, state of mind, etc.: not favourable; disapproving.
- Of wind or weather: causing delay or obstacles; not conducive to travel or work; inclement.
Noun
- Unfavourability ratings, percentage of people in opposition
Origin / Etymology
From un- + favourable.
Synonyms
unfavorable, down on one's luck, favourable, fortuneless, hapless, ill-boding, ill-fated, ill-starred, inauspicious, infelicitous, infortunate, luckless, misadventurous, mischanceful, misfortuned, peak, snakebit, thwart, unchancy, unfavourable, unfortunate, unhappy, unlucky, unpropitious, wanchancy
Antonyms
favorable, cursed, favourable, fortunate, unfortunate, unlucky
Scrabble Score: 20
unfavourable: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordunfavourable: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
unfavourable: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary