Disadvantageous
adjective
Something that is not helpful or likely to cause problems or difficulty.
The new tax law is proving to be disadvantageous to many small businesses.
Often appears as...
- disadvantageous position
- disadvantageous comparison
adjective
Something that is not helpful or likely to cause problems or difficulty.
The new tax law is proving to be disadvantageous to many small businesses.
Often appears as...
- disadvantageous position
- disadvantageous comparison
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Outcome
Use 'disadvantageous' to describe choices likely to result in negative outcomes or setbacks.
Competing without preparation can be disadvantageous for your career.
Pro Tip 2/3Implicit Comparison
Implies a comparison to something better, even if the better alternative isn't mentioned.
Their refusal to update the software was disadvantageous compared to competitors.
Pro Tip 3/3Careful Usage
Avoid using 'disadvantageous' to describe people; it can seem judgmental or offensive.
She avoided calling his lack of experience 'disadvantageous.'
Compare with
detrimentalhelpfulinappropriateinconvenientproductiveprofitablesuitable
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Quote examples
Edmund Morgan
American Historian
It was not necessary and might even have been disadvantageous for a government to claim a direct personal commission and communion of the kind God had given some rulers in the Old Testament. A working government might need the support of the Church but not of God Himself in a voice from on high.
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Eduard Shevardnadze
Politician
I'm sure that was the right step, even though, formally speaking, it may seem disadvantageous for a president to resign. But, looking into what is happening today and what is going to happen in the future, I think history will show I made the right decision.
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Sol LeWitt
American Artist
I believe that the artist's involvement in the capitalist structure is disadvantageous to the artist and forces him to produce objects in order to live.
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Mary Boykin Chesnut
American Author
I think this journal will be disadvantageous for me, for I spend my time now like a spider spinning my own entrails.
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Desiderius Erasmus
Dutch Philosopher
The most disadvantageous peace is better than the most just war.
Quote examples
Edmund Morgan
American Historian
It was not necessary and might even have been disadvantageous for a government to claim a direct personal commission and communion of the kind God had given some rulers in the Old Testament. A working government might need the support of the Church but not of God Himself in a voice from on high.
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Eduard Shevardnadze
Politician
I'm sure that was the right step, even though, formally speaking, it may seem disadvantageous for a president to resign. But, looking into what is happening today and what is going to happen in the future, I think history will show I made the right decision.
Quote examples
Sol LeWitt
American Artist
I believe that the artist's involvement in the capitalist structure is disadvantageous to the artist and forces him to produce objects in order to live.
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Mary Boykin Chesnut
American Author
I think this journal will be disadvantageous for me, for I spend my time now like a spider spinning my own entrails.
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Desiderius Erasmus
Dutch Philosopher
The most disadvantageous peace is better than the most just war.
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