All approbative antonyms
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A a adjective approbative
- unfavourable — Unfavourable conditions or circumstances cause problems for you and reduce your chances of success.
adj approbative
- unmannerly — not mannerly; impolite; discourteous; coarse.
- disparaging — that disparages; tending to belittle or bring reproach upon: a disparaging remark.
- insulting — giving or causing insult; characterized by affronting rudeness, insolence, etc.
- unflattering — to try to please by complimentary remarks or attention.
- blaming — to hold responsible; find fault with; censure: I don't blame you for leaving him.
- censuring — strong or vehement expression of disapproval: The newspapers were unanimous in their censure of the tax proposal.
- critical — If a person is critical or in a critical condition in hospital, they are seriously ill.
- reproachful — full of or expressing reproach or censure: a reproachful look.
- disadvantageous — characterized by or involving disadvantage; unfavorable; detrimental.
- hateful — arousing hate or deserving to be hated: the hateful oppression of dictators.
- unfavorable — not favorable; contrary; adverse: an unfavorable wind.
- unfriendly — not amicable; not friendly or kindly in disposition; unsympathetic; aloof: an unfriendly coldness of manner.
- derogatory — If you make a derogatory remark or comment about someone or something, you express your low opinion of them.
- detrimental — Something that is detrimental to something else has a harmful or damaging effect on it.
- harmful — causing or capable of causing harm; injurious: a harmful idea; a harmful habit.
- hurtful — causing hurt or injury; injurious; harmful.
- injurious — harmful, hurtful, or detrimental, as in effect: injurious eating habits.
- disagreeable — contrary to one's taste or liking; unpleasant; offensive; repugnant.
- bad — If you say that it is bad that something happens, you mean it is unacceptable, unfortunate, or wrong.
- unpromising — unlikely to be favorable or successful, as the weather, a situation, or a career.
- hindering — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- hurting — to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
- unhelpful — giving or rendering aid or assistance; of service: Your comments were very helpful.