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Synonyms for adverse
ædˈvɜrs, ˈæd vɜrsad·verse
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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
Princeton's WordNet
adverse, inauspicious, untowardadjective
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, contraryadjective
in an opposing direction
"adverse currents"; "a contrary wind"
Synonyms:
perverse, obstinate, untoward, inauspicious, wayward, contraryAntonyms:
favourable, favorable
Dictionary of English Synonymes
adverseadjective
Synonyms:
contrary, opposing, unpropitious, counteracting, conflicting, HEAD, not propitiousadverseadjective
Synonyms:
hostile, inimical, antagonisticadverseadjective
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?
If you will call your troubles experiences, and remember that every experience develops some latent force within you, you will grow vigorous and happy, however adverse your circumstances may seem to be.
Live as brave men and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts.
The main problem is that it is considered as a safe product because it is used for its hair effect, but people forget its main indication as a hypotensive agent, at therapeutic dosage, there is usually no serious adverse effect, but for a child, some milliliters or a teaspoon can lead to long-lasting hypotension.
We have seen time gradually dispel every unfavorable foreboding and our Constitution surmount every adverse circumstance dreaded at the outset as beyond control.
Obviously there's side effects to everything. Anyone can have an adverse reaction to something. You don't leave someone alone with a hallucinogenic drug (in their system).
Translations for adverse
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- معاكسArabic
- противопоставящ се, неблагоприятен, враждебен, обратенBulgarian
- widrig, gegnerischGerman
- adverso, contrario, opuesto, desfavorableSpanish
- nurja, vastakkainen, epäsuotuisaFinnish
- défavorableFrench
- meefoayroilManx
- प्रतिकूलHindi
- ostile, contrario, avversoItalian
- לוואיHebrew
- 不利なJapanese
- ugunstig, motstående, uhensiktsmessigNorwegian
- niekorzystny, niepomyślny, niesprzyjającyPolish
- opus, advers, nefavorabil, opusă, ostilRomanian
- противоположный, неблагоприятный, враждебныйRussian
- tersTurkish
- bất lợiVietnamese
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