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
Time and time again in the second half, Denver’s defense stepped up when put in disadvantageous field positions, with several of the Broncos’ six sacks coming in clutch moments.
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
On June 19, the sportscaster, 47, headed to the 2025 Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity alongside Charissa Thompson for a live taping of their Calm Down podcast, which was, in part, disadvantageous to Andrews for a relatable reason.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 20 June 2025
The terms under discussion in 2022, when Ukraine was still reeling from Russia's initial invasion, would be deeply disadvantageous to Kyiv.
—Tom Balmforth, USA Today, 16 May 2025
Strongly Disagree, Confidence Level 10 Eastern Ukraine is very disadvantageous terrain on which to pick a fight with the Russian army.
—Foreign Affairs, 24 Feb. 2015
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Just remember that Joe Biden’s administration had four years to open the files and disclose any possible news unfavorable to the Republicans.—
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While 48% of the respondents who had heard of Talarico viewed him positively and 18% viewed him negatively, 48% of respondents familiar with Crockett had an unfavorable impression compared with the 40% who viewed her positively.—
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Public systems can be somewhat risk adverse.—
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Nekrasov said adverse weather conditions also left parts of several other regions without power, including Chernihiv, Kyiv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Zakarpattia.—
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Researchers revealed that the high-voltage output facilitates the neutralization and collection of dust and moisture by generating negative ions.—
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By the end of the year, the Gallup Economic Confidence Index, which measures views of the economy and its future, stood at a whopping negative 33, down nearly 20 points since spring.—
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Skepticism came easily to Trump, who had long been hostile to mainstream foreign policy.—
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The helicopter the pilot was flying — a heavy, twin-rotor MH-47 Chinook — was struck by hostile fire during the operation.—
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Rat poison, in Saban-speak, is what is detrimental to teams that start believing their hype and losing focus on the controllables like working as hard as possible every day.—
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So did the first-round bye really prove to be that detrimental?—
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“Disadvantageous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disadvantageous. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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