What is another word for disadvantageous?
134 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ d_ˌɪ_s_ɐ_d_v_a_n_t_ˈeɪ_dʒ_ə_s], [ dˌɪsɐdvantˈe͡ɪd͡ʒəs], [ dˌɪsɐdvantˈeɪdʒəs]Table of Contents
Definitions for disadvantageous
Similar words for disadvantageous:- adverse (adjective)
- all (adjective)
- damaging (adjective)
- detrimental, inconvenient (adjective)
- discouraging (adjective)
- harmful (adjective)
- hurtful (adjective)
- pejorative (adjective)
- prejudicial (adjective)
- unadvantageous (adjective)
- unfavorable (adjective)
- unusable (adjective)
- useless (adjective)
- other synonyms
Paraphrases for disadvantageous
Opposite words for disadvantageous:Definition for Disadvantageous:
- Attended with disadvantage; unfavorable to success or prosperity; inconvenient; prejudicial; -- opposed to advantageous; as, the situation of an army is disadvantageous for attack or defense.
Synonyms for Disadvantageous:
adj.
•adverse (adjective) •all (adjective) •damaging (adjective) •detrimental, inconvenient (adjective)- downside,
- ill-timed,
- contrary,
- on the debit side,
- debit-side,
- dyslogistic,
- derogatory,
- objectionable.
- most depressive,
- more dismaying,
- dis-maying,
- most off-putting,
- dis-appointing,
- more dissuading,
- re pressing,
- more hindering,
- dis heartening,
- more repressing,
- most dismaying,
- de-pressing,
- re-pressing,
- most daunting,
- off putting,
- most dampening,
- most off putting,
- more dampening,
- most dissuading,
- more off putting,
- dis appointing,
- most disheartening,
- more depressive,
- de pressing,
- most repressing,
- more disheartening,
- most hindering,
- more off-putting,
- dis maying,
- more daunting,
- more offputting,
- offputting,
- dis-heartening,
- most offputting.
- most wounding,
- un kindest,
- more wounding,
- un-kind,
- most hurting,
- un-kinder,
- un-kindest,
- up setting,
- up-setting,
- un kinder,
- more hurting,
- un kind.
- dis-criminatory,
- pre judicial,
- counter productive,
- more differential,
- most counterproductive,
- more counterproductive,
- pre-judicial,
- most differential,
- dis criminatory.
n.
Other synonyms:
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- dying.
Paraphrases for Disadvantageous:
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Equivalence
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Adjective
unfavorable, unfavourable, harmful.
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Noun, singular or mass
unfavourable.
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Adjective
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Forward Entailment
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Noun, singular or mass
disadvantage.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Adjective
deleterious, injurious, counterproductive, inauspicious, favourable, dire, less-favoured, underprivileged, pernicious, disruptive, unhelpful, inhospitable, conducive, disastrous, impoverished, inclement, untoward.
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Verb, past participle
opposed.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Adjective
negative, detrimental, disadvantaged, adverse, prejudicial, inimical, damaging, undesirable, bad, unfortunate, hostile, unfair, counter-productive, vulnerable.
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Adjective
Antonyms for Disadvantageous:
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adj.
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all
advantageous.
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detrimental, inconvenient
favorable, Aiding, complimentary, helpful, nice, good, Assisting, well-timed, convenient.
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Other antonyms:
cordial, affable, amicable, inoffensive, harmless, nonfatal, discriminatory, well-disposed, complying, benign, sympathetic, nondestructive, agreeable, tolerant, supportive, propitious, unresistant, amiable, useful, innocent, hospitable, understanding, nonlethal, congenial, innocuous.
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all
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Other antonyms:
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affirmative, affirmatory, confirming, neutral.
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n.
Disadvantageous Sentence Examples:
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When the British were first made out, Arnold's second in command, Waterbury, urged that in view of the enemy's superiority the flotilla should get under way at once, and fight them " on a retreat in the main lake;" the harbour being disadvantageous " to fight a number so much superior, and the enemy being able to surround us on every side, we lying between an island and the main."
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I can well imagine how many disadvantageous things people will tell thee at my expense.