What is another word for adverse opinion?
Pronunciation: [advˈɜːs əpˈɪni͡ən] (IPA) 
Adverse opinion refers to a report issued by an auditor indicating an erroneous representation of a company's financial statements. Synonyms for adverse opinion include negative evaluation, unfavorable assessment, critical judgment, and disapproving appraisal. Such opinions signal to stakeholders that the company has issues that need resolving immediately, and failing to resolve them could result in severe consequences. Other synonyms to describe a statement or action that has negative repercussions include damaging, detrimental, harmful, injurious, and prejudicial. Companies should take adverse opinions seriously and work towards improving their financial statements to give stakeholders confidence in their operations.
