unfavorable

  • 11unfavorable — adjective 1) unfavorable comments Syn: adverse, critical, hostile, inimical, unfriendly, unsympathetic, negative, scathing; discouraging, disapproving, uncomplimentary, unflattering Ant: positive 2) …

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  • 12unfavorable — adj. AE; BE spelling: unfavourable unfavorable to …

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  • 13unfavorable — un•fa•vor•a•ble [[t]ʌnˈfeɪ vər ə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) not favorable; adverse; disadvantageous: an unfavorable wind[/ex] 2) not propitious • Etymology: 1540–50 un•fa′vor•a•ble•ness, n. un•fa′vor•a•bly, adv …

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  • 14unfavorable circumstance — index disadvantage Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 15unfavorable remark — index stricture Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 16unfavorable to health — index insalubrious, peccant (unhealthy) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 17unfavorable verdict — index conviction (finding of guilt) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 18Unfavorable Variance — An accounting term that describes instances where actual costs are greater than the standard or expected costs. An unfavorable variance can alert management that the company s profit will be less than expected. The sooner an unfavorable variance… …

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  • 19unfavorable variance — In *budgeting, the incurring of larger than anticipated costs or the earning of lower than anticipated revenues. An unfavorable variance indicates that actual performance is worse than expected. The term is also used in *standard costing.… …

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  • 20unfavorable — Synonyms and related words: adversary, adversative, adverse, against, alien, antagonistic, anti, antipathetic, antithetic, apocalyptic, bad, baleful, baneful, black, bodeful, boding, clashing, competitive, con, conflicting, contradictory,… …

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