'Disadvantageous' definitions:
Definition of 'disadvantageous'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Constituting a disadvantage [ant: advantageous]
Definition of 'Disadvantageous'
From: GCIDE
- Disadvantageous \Dis*ad`van*ta"geous\, a. [Cf. F. d['e]savantageux.] Attended with disadvantage; unfavorable to success or prosperity; inconvenient; prejudicial; -- opposed to advantageous; as, the situation of an army is disadvantageous for attack or defense. [1913 Webster]
- Even in the disadvantageous position in which he had been placed, he gave clear indications of future excellence. --Prescott. -- {Dis*ad`van*ta"geous*ly}, adv. -- {Dis*ad`van*ta"geous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'disadvantageous'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- baleful,
- baneful,
- corroding,
- corrosive,
- corrupting,
- corruptive,
- counterproductive,
- damaging,
- deadly,
- deleterious,
- depreciative,
- depreciatory,
- detracting,
- detrimental,
- disparaging,
- disserviceable,
- distressing,
- harmful,
- hurtful,
- injurious,
- lethal,
- malefic,
- malevolent,
- malign,
- malignant,
- mischievous,
- noisome,
- noxious,
- ominous,
- pejorative,
- pernicious,
- poisonous,
- prejudicial,
- scatheful,
- slighting,
- toxic,
- unadvantageous,
- uncomplimentary,
- unfavorable,
- unprofitable,
- unrewarding,
- useless,
- venenate,
- veneniferous,
- venenous,
- venomous,
- vicious,
- virulent,
- worthless