Adverse and Propitious

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Adverse adjective - Opposed to one's interests.

Usage example: all the adverse publicity really caused the movie star's popularity to suffer

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Propitious is an antonym for adverse in topics: harmful, unfavorable.

Nearby Words: adversity, adversely

Propitious adjective - Having qualities which inspire hope.

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Adverse is an antonym for propitious.

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