What are some alternative words for adverse?
Synonyms for adverse
ædˈvɜrs, ˈæd vɜrs
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Princeton's WordNet
adverse, inauspicious, untoward(adj)
contrary to your interests or welfare
"adverse circumstances"; "made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions"
Synonyms:
unseemly, indecorous, untoward, inauspicious, contrary, ill, unbecoming, uncomely, indecent, ominous, unfortunateAntonyms:
favourable, favorableadverse, contrary(adj)
in an opposing direction
"adverse currents"; "a contrary wind"
Synonyms:
perverse, obstinate, untoward, inauspicious, wayward, contraryAntonyms:
favourable, favorable
English Synonyms and Antonyms
adverse
Synonyms:
alienated, antagonistic, bellicose, belligerent, cold, contentious, disaffected, distant, estranged, frigid, hostile, ill-disposed, indifferent, inimical, unfriendly, unkind, warlikeAntonyms:
accessible, affable, affectionate, amicable, brotherly, companionable, complaisant, cordial, favorable, fond, friendly, genial, hearty, kind, kindly, loving, neighborly, sociable, social, tender, well-disposed
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
adverse
Synonyms:
opposed to, unlucky, hard, hostile, antagonistic, unpropitious, opposite, conflicting, contrary, unfavorableAntonyms:
favorable, friendly, amicable, propitious, fortunate, lucky
Dictionary of English Synonymes
adverse(a.)
Synonyms:
contrary, opposing, unpropitious, counteracting, conflicting, HEAD, not propitiousadverse(a.)
Synonyms:
hostile, inimical, antagonisticadverse(a.)
Synonyms:
unprosperous, untoward, unlucky, unfortunate, calamitous, disastrous
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "adverse":
negative, harmful, unfavourable, undesirable, detrimental, unfavorable, unwanted, damaging, injurious, deleterious, disadvantageous, bad, prejudicial, non-performing, undesired, inclement, perverse, iatrogenic, noxious, pernicious, opposing, hostile
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#596 | hard | |
#841 | bad | |
#1986 | cold | |
#2605 | negative | |
#4320 | ill | |
#5425 | opposite | |
#5680 | adverse | |
#6811 | contrary | |
#9085 | distant | |
#9672 | harmful | |
#10563 | unwanted | |
#12170 | hostile | |
#12575 | opposing | |
#12840 | unfortunate | |
#14517 | damaging | |
#15258 | conflicting | |
#20371 | detrimental | |
#21797 | undesirable | |
#24087 | indifferent | |
#27323 | unfavorable | |
#27806 | contentious | |
#30442 | indecent | |
#31554 | perverse | |
#31651 | noxious | |
#31860 | ominous | |
#32663 | unlucky | |
#33621 | wayward | |
#36720 | alienated | |
#40140 | unfriendly | |
#41054 | prejudicial | |
#41659 | inclement | |
#42095 | injurious | |
#43999 | deleterious | |
#45446 | estranged | |
#48711 | pernicious | |
#49221 | antagonistic | |
#51861 | unfavourable | |
#52117 | frigid | |
#55147 | belligerent | |
#58330 | undesired | |
#60499 | unkind | |
#64070 | disaffected | |
#66176 | obstinate | |
#66269 | warlike | |
#72742 | unseemly | |
#79668 | untoward | |
#80903 | unbecoming | |
#88971 | inimical | |
#92877 | iatrogenic | |
#96594 | disadvantageous | |
#115380 | bellicose | |
#137695 | inauspicious |
How to use adverse in a sentence?
Things got to the point where there were forced vaccinations of people in the San Franciscos Chinatown community with a vaccine that had not been fully tested, and it produced adverse reactions... they basically used the Chinese as human test subjects.
We will seek international cooperation as the measures will naturally have an adverse impact on the global economy.
Our research shows that sea-level rise can significantly increase the tsunami hazard, which means that smaller tsunamis in the future can have the same adverse impacts as big tsunamis would today.
There is an official EBA stress test that checked the capital backing against very tough and adverse conditions and this showed there was no acute capital need at Deutsche Bank.
We feel like they could more than satisfy their obligations in the event of an adverse outcome. It's been a strong performer but it's still extraordinarily inexpensive.
Translations for adverse
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- معاكسArabic
- враждебен, неблагоприятен, обратен, противопоставящ сеBulgarian
- widrig, gegnerischGerman
- contrario, desfavorable, opuesto, adversoSpanish
- epäsuotuisa, nurja, vastakkainenFinnish
- défavorableFrench
- meefoayroilManx
- प्रतिकूलHindi
- avverso, contrario, ostileItalian
- לוואיHebrew
- 不利なJapanese
- motstående, uhensiktsmessig, ugunstigNorwegian
- niesprzyjający, niepomyślny, niekorzystnyPolish
- advers, nefavorabil, opusă, ostil, opusRomanian
- противоположный, враждебный, неблагоприятныйRussian
- tersTurkish
- bất lợiVietnamese
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