Adverse
Adverse adjective - Opposed to one's interests.
Usage example: all the adverse publicity really caused the movie star's popularity to suffer
Detractive and adverse are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Detractive" instead an adjective "Adverse".
Detractive
Detractive adjective - Intended to make a person or thing seem of little importance or value.
Adverse and detractive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Adverse" instead an adjective "Detractive".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- critical and adverse
- critical and detractive
- unpleasant and adverse
- unpleasant and detractive
- offensive and adverse
- offensive and detractive
- repugnant and adverse
- repugnant and detractive
- disparaging and adverse
- disparaging and detractive
- disadvantageous and adverse
- disadvantageous and detractive
- injurious and adverse
- injurious and detractive
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