Antonyms for disadvantageous

Grammar : Adj

Spell : dis-ad-vuh n-tey-juh s, dis-ad-

Phonetic Transcription : dɪsˌæd vənˈteɪ dʒəs, ˌdɪs æd-

Definition of disadvantageous

Origin : c.1600; see disadvantage (n.) + -ous. Related: Disadvantageously.

adj detrimental, inconvenient

Example sentences :

These natural obstacles, meanwhile, were not disadvantageous to the rebels.
Extract from : « Shoulder-Straps » by Henry Morford

Now he had the injured sense of a man entrapped into a disadvantageous bargain.
Extract from : « The Touchstone » by Edith Wharton

Yet I do not view them in so disadvantageous a light at present, as some do.
Extract from : « The Writings of Thomas Jefferson » by Thomas Jefferson

Our borrowings will always be difficult and disadvantageous.
Extract from : « The Writings of Thomas Jefferson » by Thomas Jefferson

But the treaty with Sparta, if disadvantageous, was not dishonourable.
Extract from : « Athens: Its Rise and Fall, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

By two comparisons so disadvantageous the passion must be entirely destroyed.
Extract from : « A Treatise of Human Nature » by David Hume

Originality is disadvantageous to a composer at first in two ways.
Extract from : « Musical Criticisms » by Arthur Johnstone

The Plaza is paved with cobbles, which are disadvantageous for dancing.
Extract from : « Northern Spain » by Edgar T. A. Wigram

The trial was disadvantageous for the hand-mules, being two for 360 spindles.
Extract from : « A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines » by Andrew Ure

This pressure is not disadvantageous, but is of use in two respects; 1.
Extract from : « A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines » by Andrew Ure

Synonyms for disadvantageous

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