27 entries under unfavorable topic. ×

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inauspicious(adjective, negative, warning, threatening, hopelessness)
12
unpropitious(adjective, negative, warning, threatening, hopelessness)
10
ominous(adjective, negative, foreboding, threatening, menacing)
8
gloomy(adjective, harsh, dark, miserable, grim)
7
ill-omened(adjective, warning, threatening, hopelessness)
7
sinister(adjective, warning, threatening, desperate)
7
threatening(verb, adjective, mean, bad, wrong)
7
unfortunate(adjective, negative, disapproving, desperate)
6
adverse(adjective, negative, disapproving, ominous)
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bad(adjective, desperate, ominous, impossible)
6
ill-fated(adjective, warning, threatening, desperate)
6
ill-starred(adjective, ominous)
6
untoward(adjective, negative, disapproving, ominous)
5
fateful(adjective, warning, threatening, ominous)
5
foreboding(adjective, warning, threatening, ominous)
5
unlucky(adjective, negative, warning, threatening)
4
baleful(adjective, warning, threatening, ominous)
4
baneful(warning, threatening, ominous, worrying)
3
dim(adjective, depressing)
3
discouraging(verb, adjective, harsh, dark, gloomy)
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