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unfavorable

adjective
  1. Serving to hinder or oppose; adverse, disadvantageous, inconducive, unsuitable.

  2. Not auspicious; ill-boding.

    Similar: inauspicious, unfortunate

  3. Of a belief, state of mind, etc.: not favourable; disapproving.

    Similar: favourable

Synonymsfavourable, inauspicious, unfortunate
Antonymsfavourable, favourable, fortunate

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