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Antonyms for disadvantageous


Grammar : Adj
Spell : dis-ad-vuh n-tey-juh s, dis-ad-
Phonetic Transcription : dɪsˌæd vənˈteɪ dʒəs, ˌdɪs æd-



Definition of disadvantageous

Origin :
  • c.1600; see disadvantage (n.) + -ous. Related: Disadvantageously.
  • adj detrimental, inconvenient
Example sentences :
  • These natural obstacles, meanwhile, were not disadvantageous to the rebels.
  • Extract from : « Shoulder-Straps » by Henry Morford
  • Now he had the injured sense of a man entrapped into a disadvantageous bargain.
  • Extract from : « The Touchstone » by Edith Wharton
  • Yet I do not view them in so disadvantageous a light at present, as some do.
  • Extract from : « The Writings of Thomas Jefferson » by Thomas Jefferson
  • Our borrowings will always be difficult and disadvantageous.
  • Extract from : « The Writings of Thomas Jefferson » by Thomas Jefferson
  • But the treaty with Sparta, if disadvantageous, was not dishonourable.
  • Extract from : « Athens: Its Rise and Fall, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • By two comparisons so disadvantageous the passion must be entirely destroyed.
  • Extract from : « A Treatise of Human Nature » by David Hume
  • Originality is disadvantageous to a composer at first in two ways.
  • Extract from : « Musical Criticisms » by Arthur Johnstone
  • The Plaza is paved with cobbles, which are disadvantageous for dancing.
  • Extract from : « Northern Spain » by Edgar T. A. Wigram
  • The trial was disadvantageous for the hand-mules, being two for 360 spindles.
  • Extract from : « A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines » by Andrew Ure
  • This pressure is not disadvantageous, but is of use in two respects; 1.
  • Extract from : « A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines » by Andrew Ure

Synonyms for disadvantageous

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