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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?
Overall, 94 % of the 4,990 adverse reports following dose two of Janssen or dose three of mRNA Covid-19 vaccinations were non-serious.
For example, a large and persistent program could have unanticipated and adverse effects on the structure of money markets.
They need to be examined both separately and together, because an initiative to lower one may have an adverse impact on the other.
Obviously Arizona and Mexico are huge trading partners, so shutting down trade would have an adverse effect on Arizona's economy.
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.
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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