adverse

As adjectives the difference between adverse and inexpedient

is that adverse is unfavorable; antagonistic in purpose or effect; hostile; actively opposing one's interests or wishes; contrary to one's welfare; acting against; working in an opposing direction while inexpedient is not expedient; not tending to promote a purpose; not tending to the end desired; inadvisable; unfit; improper; unsuitable to time and place; as, what is expedient at one time may be inexpedient at another.

Abusive is a related term of adverse.

As adjectives the difference between abusive and adverse

is that abusive is wrongly used; perverted; misapplied; unjust; illegal while adverse is unfavorable; antagonistic in purpose or effect; hostile; actively opposing one's interests or wishes; contrary to one's welfare; acting against; working in an opposing direction.

Damaging is a related term of adverse.

As adjectives the difference between damaging and adverse

is that damaging is harmful; injurious; causing damage while adverse is unfavorable; antagonistic in purpose or effect; hostile; actively opposing one's interests or wishes; contrary to one's welfare; acting against; working in an opposing direction.

As a verb damaging

is .

Catastrophic is a related term of adverse.

As adjectives the difference between catastrophic and adverse

is that catastrophic is of or pertaining to a catastrophe while adverse is unfavorable; antagonistic in purpose or effect; hostile; actively opposing one's interests or wishes; contrary to one's welfare; acting against; working in an opposing direction.

Adverse is a related term of woeful.

As adjectives the difference between adverse and woeful

is that adverse is unfavorable; antagonistic in purpose or effect; hostile; actively opposing one's interests or wishes; contrary to one's welfare; acting against; working in an opposing direction while woeful is full of woe; sorrowful; distressed with grief or calamity.

Corrosive is a related term of adverse.

As adjectives the difference between corrosive and adverse

is that corrosive is eating away; having the power of gradually wearing, hanging, or destroying the texture or substance of a body; as the corrosive action of an acid while adverse is unfavorable; antagonistic in purpose or effect; hostile; actively opposing one's interests or wishes; contrary to one's welfare; acting against; working in an opposing direction.

As a noun corrosive

is that which has the quality of eating or wearing away gradually.

As an adjective adverse is

unfavorable; antagonistic in purpose or effect; hostile; actively opposing one's interests or wishes; contrary to one's welfare; acting against; working in an opposing direction.

Adverse is a related term of baleful.

As adjectives the difference between adverse and baleful

is that adverse is unfavorable; antagonistic in purpose or effect; hostile; actively opposing one's interests or wishes; contrary to one's welfare; acting against; working in an opposing direction while baleful is portending evil; ominous.

As adjectives the difference between abject and adverse

is that abject is (obsolete) rejected; cast aside while adverse is unfavorable; antagonistic in purpose or effect; hostile; actively opposing one's interests or wishes; contrary to one's welfare; acting against; working in an opposing direction.

As a noun abject

is a person in the lowest and most despicable condition; a castaway; outcast .

As a verb abject

is (obsolete) to cast off or out; to reject .