unfavourable
They were asked whether they felt they had been treated unfavourably in any way.
His leadership is likely to be viewed unfavourably by the Pentagon.
The nurses used to make a fuss of them and compare us unfavourably to them.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Useless and futile
adrift
aimless
aimlessly
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airy-fairy
fruitless
fruitlessly
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futile
futilely
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non-viable
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Examples of unfavourably

unfavourably
The civilian was compared unfavourably to the soldier who was thought to be disciplined and trained in stress management.
The conduct of the gentlemen was unfavourably compared with that of the monasteries.
Although this assumes an unfavourably changing balance between gains and losses over the lifespan, the resulting model should not be considered a deficit-model of ageing.
The general experience seems to be however that upwind techniques compare unfavourably with centred approximations with respect to accuracy.
This unfavourably affects the realisation of socio-economic rights which is an obligation of the state.
Such circumstances augur unfavourably for tackling parenthood at an early age.
Care agencies looked unfavourably on this 'poaching' of staff, particularly in hard-to-recruit areas.
Conversely, if performance is perceived unfavourably, they may move farther away from the actor that is perceived to be responsible for results.
Students commented both favourably and unfavourably on groupwork, showed their dislike of the textbook and the heavy workload from other classes.
Its brevity can be contrasted unfavourably with the welcome inclusion of a complete work-list and discography.
The cart increased the capacity of transportation considerably, but still compared unfavourably with river craft.
Consequently, it is easy to contrast this tradition unfavourably with the ' federal ' alternative.
Depression from 1873 no doubt worked unfavourably.
By contrast, if the issues a social movement wishes to bring into public discourse are already unfavourably framed, why should a demonstration or sit-in be useful?
In his earliest work, the dichotomy is between orators and analysts ; later, analysts compare unfavourably to ' artists ', who have a more direct grasp on living reality.
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