Synonyms for disadvantageous
dɪsˌæd vənˈteɪ dʒəs, ˌdɪs æd-dis·ad·van·ta·geous

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1. disadvantageousadjective

   constituting a disadvantage

   Antonyms:
   preferential, good, positive, plus, advantageous, discriminatory, beneficial

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1. disadvantageousadjective

   Synonyms:
   unfavorable, ineligible, inconvenient

2. disadvantageousadjective

   Synonyms:
   injurious, prejudicial, hurtful, detrimental, deleterious

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1. disadvantageousadjective

   Synonyms:
   inconvenient, detrimental, unfavorable, inexpedient, prejudicial

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1. List of paraphrases for "disadvantageous":

   unfavourable, adverse, unfavorable, disadvantaged, detrimental, negative

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How to use disadvantageous in a sentence?

1. Steny Hoyer:

   I'm not sure that it's politically disadvantageous to members, i think the American public may well agree with the president on this.

2. Barack Obama:

   It's true that, theoretically, a future administration could do something that I think would be very damaging, it's not likely politically that they reverse everything that we've done, but it could be ... that some people then end up being in a disadvantageous position.

3. Anthony Fauci:

   Almost all related to the social disadvantageous conditions that some people of color find themselves in from birth regarding availability of an adequate diet, access to health care and the undeniable effects of racism in our society, let us promise ourselves that our corporate memory of this tragic reality -- that an infectious disease disparately hospitalized and kills people of color -- does not fade after we return to some form of normality. Righting this wrong will take a decadeslong commitment. I strongly urge you to be part of that commitment.

4. Desiderius Erasmus:

   The most disadvantageous peace is better than the most just war.

5. Ted Gavin:

   That said, they would have an uphill fight from a disadvantageous position, as we saw in the mortgage crisis and the wave of bankruptcies that followed, possession of documents matters when you're trying to assert a secured claim.