disadvantageous (Meaning)
disadvantageous (a)
involving or creating circumstances detrimental to success or effectiveness
disadvantageous (a.)
Attended with disadvantage; unfavorable to success or prosperity; inconvenient; prejudicial; -- opposed to advantageous; as, the situation of an army is disadvantageous for attack or defense.
Synonyms & Antonyms of disadvantageous
Synonyms:
- unfriendly
- unsympathetic
- dangerous
- hazardous
- inimical
- counter
- damaging
- destructive
- threatening
- risky
- harmful
- untoward
- prejudicial
- bad
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- antagonistic
- competing
- unsafe
- opposing
- baleful
- unhealthy
- hurtful
- poisonous
- intolerant
- ruinous
- resistant
- baneful
- troublesome
- imperiling
- scathing
- deleterious
- perilous
- imperilling
- murderous
- pernicious
- noxious
- inhospitable
- uncongenial
- offensive
- defamatory
- malignant
- wounding
- fatal
- detractive
- jeopardizing
- parlous
- resisting
- evil
- conflicting
- uncooperative
- injurious
- antipathetic
- ill
- slanderous
- lethal
Antonyms:
disadvantageous Sentence Examples
- It was disadvantageous for the company to release the product without proper testing.
- The team's lack of experience was a disadvantageous factor in the competition.
- The new tax policy had several disadvantageous effects on the economy.
- The government's decision to devalue the currency would be disadvantageous for exporters.
- The disadvantageous location of the factory made it difficult to attract workers.
- The company's policy of hiring only college graduates was seen as disadvantageous to those without a higher education.
- The disadvantageous weather conditions made it impossible for the outdoor event to proceed.
- The company's complex organizational structure was disadvantageous as it hindered communication and decision-making.
- The disadvantageous working hours made it difficult for the employees to maintain a work-life balance.
- The candidate's lack of public speaking skills was a disadvantageous factor in the election campaign.
FAQs About the word disadvantageous
involving or creating circumstances detrimental to success or effectivenessAttended with disadvantage; unfavorable to success or prosperity; inconvenient; preju
unfavorable, detrimental, adverse, hostile, negative, unfriendly, unsympathetic, dangerous, hazardous, inimical
beneficial, favorable, beneficial, friendly, good, favorable, sympathetic, supportive, supportive, advantageous
It was disadvantageous for the company to release the product without proper testing.
The team's lack of experience was a disadvantageous factor in the competition.
The new tax policy had several disadvantageous effects on the economy.
The government's decision to devalue the currency would be disadvantageous for exporters.
