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more adverse

ADJECTIVE

unfavorable, antagonistic

Synonyms

STRONGEST

conflicting detrimental disadvantageous inimical injurious negative unfortunate unfriendly

WEAK

allergic to contrary down on down side have no use for inopportune opposed opposing opposite oppugning ornery reluctant repugnant stuffy unlucky unpropitious unwilling

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advantageous assisting beneficial friendly good helpful kind nice

WEAK

aiding auspicious favorable fortunate lucky propitious

Example Sentences

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“The oil price momentum and activity data like the eurozone PMIs keep shifting the distribution towards more adverse Iran outcomes.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Importantly, none of the exercise types resulted in more adverse events than the control groups, indicating that these therapies are generally safe.

From Science Daily • Oct. 20, 2025

"We have more adverse weather coming and we need to prepare for that," Rachel Kelleher, the Auckland Emergency Management duty controller, said during a press conference, according to Reuters.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2023

"The longer the war lasts, the higher the economic costs will be and the greater the likelihood we end up in more adverse scenarios," she said in a speech.

From Reuters • Mar. 30, 2022

But he kept an army together and kept up resistance to the enemy, under more adverse circumstances than any other general ever did.

From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)