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
All of Mike’s specializations require the utmost attention to detail, devotion to helping those in need, and, most of all, empathy that enables lawyers to understand the disadvantageous position of their clients.
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Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 5 July 2024
Brunson’s season ended on a fractured left hand, and an injury next season without a contract guarantee would put the star Knicks guard in a disadvantageous bargaining position.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 27 May 2024
The real tragedy of great-power politics is not that rising powers strive to overthrow a materially disadvantageous order that great powers are unwilling to change.
—Rohan Mukherjee, Foreign Affairs, 19 May 2023
With chronic loneliness, that stress response gets stuck and becomes disadvantageous — similar to the way in which anxiety can shift a helpful fear response to a maladaptive mental illness.
—Dana G. Smith, New York Times, 9 May 2024
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Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 5 July 2024
Brunson’s season ended on a fractured left hand, and an injury next season without a contract guarantee would put the star Knicks guard in a disadvantageous bargaining position.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 27 May 2024
The real tragedy of great-power politics is not that rising powers strive to overthrow a materially disadvantageous order that great powers are unwilling to change.
—Rohan Mukherjee, Foreign Affairs, 19 May 2023
With chronic loneliness, that stress response gets stuck and becomes disadvantageous — similar to the way in which anxiety can shift a helpful fear response to a maladaptive mental illness.
—Dana G. Smith, New York Times, 9 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disadvantageous
Adjective
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These unfavorable political circumstances for Hochul would seem to set up a primary challenge from the left, the traditional path to denying incumbent officeholders renomination in Democratic primaries.—
David Mark,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
28 Feb. 2025
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Amid a slew of unfavorable sports outcomes in last year’s fourth quarter, Flutter projects U.S. quarterly revenues of $1.59 billion.—
Matt Rybaltowski,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Environmental groups have long opposed the new reservoir and objected to a shorter judicial review, saying the project will release unacceptable amounts of methane, a greenhouse gas, into the air in addition to other adverse impacts.—
Ari Plachta,
Sacramento Bee,
28 Feb. 2025
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The advertisements also are subject to content restrictions, including no profanity, violence, firearms or material adverse to the city’s commercial interests.—
Devan Patel,
The Mercury News,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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So the reality is, investors should expect negative economic events like recessions to occur periodically throughout their lifetimes, and use that knowledge to plan ahead.—
Kristin McKenna,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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In the first two seasons, the panel tried not to comment on anything negative.—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The set-up has grown increasingly hostile over time, and became an impassible roadblock when the Lerner family tried to sell the Nationals back in 2022.—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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Prince overcame the hostile environment and kept TCU afloat during the first quarter when the Horned Frogs struggled to find their footing offensively.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Studies have also shown that exercising during times of poor air quality—for instance, when there is a high level of these fine particulates in the air—is detrimental to our health.—
Claire Maldarelli,
Scientific American,
28 Feb. 2025
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And all deal with American iconography: more specifically, the nation’s foundational reliance on mythology and self-dramatization and the largely detrimental impact of all of that on, well, just making love and having children and trying to keep the wolf from the door.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Disadvantageous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disadvantageous. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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