Synonyms for disadvantageous
- adjective
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All synonyms
Adjective
unfavorable US, unfavourable UK, harmful, detrimental, deleterious, inconvenient, injurious, expensive, prejudicial, hurtful, pernicious, untoward, damaging, baneful, noxious, noisome formal, malefic, malevolent, mischievous
Definitions
- adj. 1
Not advantageous.
Example sentences
- harmful There's no denying the harmful effects of smoking.
- detrimental It's not detrimental, but not beneficial either.
- unfavorable She bore up well under unfavorable circumstances.
- deleterious Insufficient illumination is deleterious to ocular health.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| disadvantageous | falling | |
| harmful | steady | |
| detrimental | steady | |
| unfavorable | falling | |
| deleterious | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- harmful2, hurtful2, noxious2, malefic, noisome, baneful
- 8 letters
- damaging3, untoward3
- 9 letters
- expensive3, injurious4
- 10 letters
- pernicious3, malevolent4
- 11 letters
- detrimental4, unfavorable5, mischievous3, deleterious5, prejudicial4
- 12 letters
- inconvenient4, unfavourable
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (harmful2 = 2 syllables).