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
Based on the metric, Daniel Jones is the only quarterback who has played as many snaps as Maye and had a more disadvantageous situation around him.
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Chad Graff, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
There is a very real danger of AI perpetuating human biases that are disadvantageous to individuals or demographic groups.
—Cathy Ross, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Many Americans with siblings may consider being (or having) an only child as undesirable, disadvantageous, even unnatural.
—Charley Locke, Vox, 12 Aug. 2024
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.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 5 July 2024
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Chad Graff, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
There is a very real danger of AI perpetuating human biases that are disadvantageous to individuals or demographic groups.
—Cathy Ross, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Many Americans with siblings may consider being (or having) an only child as undesirable, disadvantageous, even unnatural.
—Charley Locke, Vox, 12 Aug. 2024
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.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 5 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disadvantageous
Adjective
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This line of thinking drives our perception of an unfavorable risk skew, which leads to the third recurring theme: diversification.—
Jeffrey Schulze,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Why would foreigners accept such an unfavorable deal?—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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And while the metal is usually excreted from the body, and most people experience no adverse side effects, previous research has shown some gadolinium particles have been left behind.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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The foreign material could pose serious adverse health consequences, leading the FSIS to consider the recall a Class I—the agency's highest level of alert.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Past officials have warned of the potential negative impact of tariffs for months as the Trump administration charged forward.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
5 Apr. 2025
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There has been quite a bit of negative activity around libraries, specifically around organized groups, introducing legislation to limit people’s access to materials in library collections.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
5 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Andreas typically waits until there have been three instances of potential hostile communication before asking her friend or colleague if everything is OK.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
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Home to one of the world’s largest refugee populations – most of them from Afghanistan – Pakistan has not always welcomed the foreigners, subjecting them to hostile living conditions and threatening deportation over the years.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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Data shows how detrimental bad habits can be relative to the buy-and-hold investor.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
5 Apr. 2025
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The Institute for the Study of War said Friday that Russian strikes on Ukraine's civilian infrastructure under the cover of the ceasefire on energy strikes were detrimental to establishing peace.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Disadvantageous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disadvantageous. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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