disadvantageous
Not in favor
Disadvantageous means unfavorable or likely to cause harm to one's interests.
A disadvantageous position puts you at a competitive handicap.
A disadvantageous deal benefits the other party more than you.
The treaty's terms proved disadvantageous to smaller nations.
The word appears most often in formal or business contexts where relative advantage matters.
Causing harm or damage
- damagingCausing loss or injury
- injuriousCausing physical harm
- adverseHarmful or opposed
- deleteriousCausing harm or damage
destructive · pernicious · ruinous · debilitating · impairing · undermining · counterproductive · prejudicial
Showing little potential
- inauspiciousShowing poor prospects
- unpropitiousNot favorable for success
- adverseHarmful or opposed
- discouragingCausing loss of confidence
bleak · grim · ominous · unfortunate · ill-timed · inconvenient · inopportune · unsuitable
Thing that obstructs progress
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- handicapImposed competitive disadvantage
- encumbranceHindrance or legal claim
constraint · limitation · burden · liability · drawback · hurdle · hindrance · obstruction
Dangerously insecure
- uncertainNot firmly known
- perilousFraught with danger
- hazardousLikely to cause injury
- vulnerableOpen to attack
exposed · insecure · unstable · jeopardizing · threatening · dangerous · treacherous · compromised
Not worth the cost
- costlyHigh in price
- expensiveCosting much money
- unrewardingLacking satisfying payoff
- unproductiveFailing to achieve results
inefficient · wasteful · loss-making · unremunerative · fruitless · futile · nonviable · burdensome
detrimental
Causing harm or damage
deleterious · destructive · pernicious · ruinous · debilitating · impairing · undermining · counterproductive · prejudicial · hurtful
unpromising
Showing little potential
- inauspiciousShowing poor prospects
- unpropitiousNot favorable for success
- adverseHarmful or opposed
discouraging · bleak · grim · ominous · unfortunate · ill-timed · inconvenient · inopportune · unsuitable · untoward
impediment
Thing that obstructs progress
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- handicapImposed competitive disadvantage
encumbrance · constraint · limitation · burden · liability · drawback · hurdle · hindrance · obstruction · restriction
precarious
Dangerously insecure
vulnerable · exposed · insecure · unstable · jeopardizing · threatening · dangerous · treacherous · compromised · untenable
uneconomical
Not worth the cost
- costlyHigh in price
- expensiveCosting much money
- unrewardingLacking satisfying payoff
unproductive · inefficient · wasteful · loss-making · unremunerative · fruitless · futile · nonviable · burdensome · prohibitive
disadvantageousadvantageous
Providing benefit or gain
favorable · beneficial · helpful · useful · propitious