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Definition: Unfavorable |
UnfavorableAdjective1. Not encouraging or approving or pleasing; "unfavorable conditions"; "an unfavorable comparison"; "unfavorable comments". 2. (of winds or weather) tending to hinder or oppose; "unfavorable winds". 3. Not favorable; "made an unfavorable impression"; "unfavorable reviews". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "unfavorable" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references) |
Synonym: UnfavorableSynonym: unfavourable (adj). (additional references) |
| Antonym: favorable (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Hindrance | In the way of, unfavorable; onerous, burdensome; cumbrous, cumbersome; obtrusive. |
Improbability | Noun: improbability, unlikelihood; unfavorable chance, bad chance, ghost of a chance, little chance, small chance, poor chance, scarcely any chance, no chance; bare possibility; long odds; incredibility. |
Opposition | Unfavorable, unfriendly; hostile, inimical, cross, unpropitious. |
Untimeliness | Adjective: ill-timed, mistimed; ill-fated, ill-omened, ill-starred; untimely, unseasonable; out of date, out of season; inopportune, timeless, intrusive, untoward, mal a propos, unlucky, inauspicious, infelicitous, unbefitting, unpropitious, unfortunate, unfavorable; unsuited; inexpedient. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | High levels of the protease cathepsin D are associated with an unfavorable prognosis. (references) | |
When determined by experienced pathologists, it discriminates favorable and unfavorable prognostic groups. (references) | ||
Many women with fibroids have successful outcomes of pregnancy with no undue incidence of miscarriage or other unfavorable outcome. (references) | ||
Business | American companies generally face unfavorable customs tariffs compared to imports from European countries. (references) | |
According to the MTPT, the main reason is the general unfavorable economic situation in Slovakia and similar tenders in neighboring countries. (references) | ||
Industry sources contend, however, that the potential applicants for the license GSM 1800 in the second tender also mentioned unfavorable conditions for doing business for the third Slovak GSM operator. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Spain | This assistance is available from the first step in the process through any appeals of unfavorable decisions. (references) |
Bahrain | Because the Ministry controls foreign journalists' residence permits, unfavorable coverage in some cases in the past has led to deportation. (references) | |
India | Producers of video newsmagazines that appear on national television are required to submit their programs to DDTV which occasionally has censored stories that portrayed the Government in an unfavorable light. (references) | |
Economic History | Czech Rep | The Czech Republic produces very little soybean meal due to unfavorable climatic conditions. (references) |
Spain | For 2001, unfavorable weather conditions are expected to result in a poor grain crop and pastures. (references) | |
Moldova | Meat output decreased almost 20 percent, largely due to unfavorable livestock breeding conditions. (references) | |
Human Rights | Niger | Judges sometimes feared reassignment or having their financial benefits reduced if they rendered a decision unfavorable to the Government. (references) |
Ukraine | Before July the procuracy at times used its judicial review powers to annul court decisions unfavorable to the administration's economic or political interests and ordered the case reexamined by a different court. (references) | |
Minorities | Armenia | Some observers reported increasingly unfavorable attitudes towards Jehovah's Witnesses among the general population, both because they are seen as "unpatriotic" for refusing military service and because of a widespread but unsubstantiated belief that they pay money to the desperately poor in order to obtain conversions. (references) |
Political Economy | EGYPT | Government plans to sell up to 20 percent of Telecom Egypt have been delayed by unfavorable market conditions. (references) |
Japan | Disputes in Japan are rarely settled in court, and it is difficult to appeal an unfavorable ruling by a regulator to a higher authority. (references) | |
VENEZUELA | For example, the President may promote domestic production or offset unfavorable conditions for domestic industry and may set criteria for preferences to Venezuelan nationals. (references) | |
Trade | France | These include the insolvency of private buyers, unfavorable currency fluctuations on ordinary business, and political risks in OECD countries. (references) |
Women | Nigeria | Widows are subjected to unfavorable conditions as a result of discriminatory traditional customs and economic deprivation. (references) |
Worker Rights | Malta | In practice a striking union can ignore an unfavorable decision of the Industrial Tribunal by continuing the strike on other grounds. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | INAUSPICIOUSLY, adv. In an unpromising manner, the auspices being unfavorable. Among the Romans it was customary before undertaking any important action or enterprise to obtain from the augurs, or state prophets, some hint of its probable outcome; and one of their favorite and most trustworthy modes of divination consisted in observing the flight of birds -- the omens thence derived being called auspices. Newspaper reporters and certain miscreant lexicographers have decided that the word -- always in the plural -- shall mean "patronage" or "management"; as, "The festivities were under the auspices of the Ancient and Honorable Order of Body-Snatchers"; or, "The hilarities were auspicated by the Knights of Hunger." A Roman slave appeared one day Before the Augur. "Tell me, pray, If --" here the Augur, smiling, made A checking gesture and displayed His open palm, which plainly itched, For visibly its surface twitched. A denarius (the Latin nickel) Successfully allayed the tickle, And then the slave proceeded: "Please Inform me whether Fate decrees Success or failure in what I To-night (if it be dark) shall try. Its nature? Never mind -- I think 'Tis writ on this" -- and with a wink Which darkened half the earth, he drew Another denarius to view, Its shining face attentive scanned, Then slipped it into the good man's hand, Who with great gravity said: "Wait While I retire to question Fate." That holy person then withdrew His scared clay and, passing through The temple's rearward gate, cried "Shoo!" Waving his robe of office. Straight Each sacred peacock and its mate (Maintained for Juno's favor) fled With clamor from the trees o'erhead, Where they were perching for the night. The temple's roof received their flight, For thither they would always go, When danger threatened them below. Back to the slave the Augur went: "My son, forecasting the event By flight of birds, I must confess The auspices deny success." That slave retired, a sadder man, Abandoning his secret plan -- Which was (as well the craft seer Had from the first divined) to clear The wall and fraudulently seize On Juno's poultry in the trees. G.J. |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
James Madison | 1809-1817 | Our other foreign relations remain without unfavorable changes. |
James Monroe | 1817-1825 | War became at length inevitable, and the result has shown that our Government is equal to that, the greatest of trials, under the most unfavorable circumstances. |
John Quincy Adams | 1825-1829 | What ever of regulation in our laws has ever been adopted unfavorable to the interest of any foreign nation has been essentially defensive and counteracting to similar regulations of theirs operating against us. |
Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | If it is ever used for the ends of government, it has to be incessantly watched, or it corrupts the sources of the public virtue and agitates the country with questions unfavorable to the harmonious and steady pursuit of its true interests. |
Martin van Buren | 1837-1841 | We have seen time gradually dispel every unfavorable foreboding and our Constitution surmount every adverse circumstance dreaded at the outset as beyond control. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Unfavorable" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Unfavorable" is used about 2 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 2 | 245,945 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "unfavorable": conditions unfavorable to ♦ have an unfavorable effect on ♦ unfavorable answer ♦ unfavorable conditions ♦ unfavorable deviation ♦ unfavorable impression ♦ unfavorable judgment ♦ unfavorable position ♦ unfavorable to ♦ unfavorable trade balance ♦ unfavorable weather. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
cervix unfavorable | 3 |
budget favorable unfavorable variance | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "unfavorable"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | i papërshtatshëm (ill timed, ill-placed, ill-sorted, ill-suited, improper, inadequate, inapposite, inappropriate, inapt, incongruous, inconvenient, indecorous, ineligible, inept, infelicitous, out of place, reject, unadaptable, unapt, unbecoming, unbefitting, undesirable, undue, unequal, unfavourable, unmeet, unsuitable, unsuited, unusable, wrong), i pafavorshëm (adverse, contrary, disadvantageous, hostile, low, unfavourable, untoward). (various references) | |
Arabic | معارض (antagonist, contrary, dissenting, in opposition to, objecting, opposed, opposite, reluctant, resistant, unfavourable, unwilling), غير مؤات (contrary, disadvantageous, unfavourable, untoward), غير مرغوب فيه (undesirable, unfavourable, unwanted, unwelcome), غير سار (unfavourable), سلبي (minus, negative, passive, predatory, supine, unfavourable). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | отрицателен (minus, negative, negatory, privative, subzero, uncomplitary, unfavourable), неодобрителен (deprecative, disapprobative, disapprobatory, disapproving, squint eyed, unapproving, unfavourable), неблагосклонен (unagreeable, unfavourable, unfriendly), неблагоприятен (contrary, disadvantageous, dyslogistic, inauspicious, inimical, low, mis-, unfavourable, unsuitable, untoward), насрещен (adverse, counter, cross, crosswind, foul, head, oncoming, opposite, unfavourable), противен (abhorrent, abominable, adverse, bastard, contrary, cross, disagreeable, foul, fulsome, ghastly, gross, horrid, loud, mucky, nameless, nasty, noisome, objectionable, obnoxious, odious, offensive, opposing, pestilential, rebarbative, repugnant, repulsive, scarlet, sickening, sickly, sorry, sour, squalid, swinish, ugly, unattractive, unfavourable, ungracious, ungrateful, unpalatable, unpleasant, unsavory, unsavoury, vexatious, vile, villainous). (various references) | |
Chinese | 不赞同 (unfavourable), 不利 (detrimental, disadvantageous, harmful). (various references) | |
Czech | nevýhodný (disadvantageous, inconvenient, unfavourable), nepříznivý (adverse, contrary, inauspicious, inimical, unfavourable), nežádoucí (objectionable, regrettable, undesirable, unsolicited, untoward, unwholesome). (various references) | |
Farsi | مخالف (Adversary, Adverse, Against, Alien, Antagonist, Averse, Con, Contrary, Converse, Defiant, Dissenter, Foe, Inadvisable, Irreconcilable, No, Opponent, Reluctance, Repugnant, With), نامساعد (Bad, Inimical), نامطلوب (Uncalledfor, Undesirable), زشت (Awkward, Awry, Backhand, Bad, Bawdy, Black, Execrable, Gash, Gross, Hank, Heinous, Hideous, Homely, Horrid, Invidious, Maladroit, Nefarious, Offensive, Ugly, Uncouth, Ungainly, Ungraceful, Unhandsome), برعکس (Inverse, Overhand, Unlike, Viceversa), بدقیافه (Gaunt, Plain), بد (Amiss, Bad, Dreadful, Evil, Ill, Junky, Rum). (various references) | |
French | inopportun (unfavourable, unsuitable, untimely), désavantageux (unfavourable), défavorable (unfavourable, unfriendly, unpropitious). (various references) | |
German | unvorteilhaft (disadvantageous, unbecoming, unfavourable, unprofitable). (various references) | |
Greek | δυσμενήσ (adverse, ill-favored, ill-favoured, malign, unfavourable, unfriendly, unpropitious). (various references) | |
Hebrew | שלילי (adverse, negative), בקרתי (carping, critical, deprecatory, pedantic). (various references) | |
Hungarian | kedvezõtlen (disadvantageous, inauspicious, poor, unfavourable), kedvezőtlen (adverse, hard, inimical, kick in the pants, unflattering). (various references) | |
Italian | sfavorevole (adverse, bad, ill, unfavourable, unpropitious, untoward). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 不利 (disadvantage, drawback, handicap). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ふり (appearance, disadvantage, drawback, handicap, inseparability, irrational, pretence, rainfall, show, snowfall, unreasonable). (various references) | |
Korean | 형편이 나쁜 (unfavourable). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | avorableunfay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | pouco propício (unfavourable), desvantajoso (disadvantageous, unfavourable, unprofitable, unthrifty), desfavorável (adverse, bad, unfavourable), contrário (abhorrent, adverse, against, ambivalent, antipathic, averse, away, contrary, converse, counter, counteractive, cross, discrepant, dissentient, inverse, loath, loth, negative, obverse, opposed, reverse, unfavourable, unlike, warring), adverso (adverse, antipathic, averse, hostile, loath, loth, opposed, unfavourable). (various references) | |
Romanian | prost (ass, bad, badly, beef-witted, blinkard, blockhead, blunt, booby, calf, cheap, clumsy, cock eyed, common, dead, dolt, doltish, donkey, dull, dullard, dumb, dunce, dunderhead, flat, fool, foolish, good for nothing, goof, goon, goose, Goosey, gull, harmful, idiot, idiotish, inhospitable, lousy, lubber-head, miserable, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, nitwitted, noddy, noodle, numskull, numskulled, oaf, oafish, pin head, poor, poorly, silly, simple, simpleton, snipe, soft, soft-headed, sorry, spoony, stupid, thoughtless, unfavourable, wretched, zombie), neprielnic (inimical, unfavourable), nefavorabil (adverse, bad, disadvantageous, foul, ill disposed, ill-affected, ill-omened, unfavourable, unfriendly, unpropitious), impropice (unfavourable). (various references) | |
Russian | неблагоприятный (adverse, baffling, contrary, disadvantageous, inauspicious, inimical, none to bright, none too bright, sinister, unauspicious, unfavourable, unfriendly, unpropitious, untoward, worst case, worst-case). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | suprotan (adversative, adverse, contrary, converse, counter, opponent, opposed, opposing, opposite, reverse, unalike, unfavourable), nezgodan (disadvantageous, inconvenient, inopportune, troublesome, unchancy, unfavourable, unmeet, untimely), nepovoljan (unfavourable, unfortunate, ungracious, unlucky, untoward), nenaklonjen (undisposed, unfavourable, unfriendly, unpropitious, unwilling). (various references) | |
Spanish | desfavorable (adverse, baffling, hostile, unfavourable, unpropitious). (various references) | |
Swedish | ogynnsam (adverse, contrary, disadvantageous, inauspicious, unfathomable, unfavourable), ofördelaktig (adverse, detrimental, disadvantageous, unfavourable), oblid (unfavourable). (various references) | |
Turkish | ters (acrimonious, adverse, agley, Amiss, awkward, awry, backward, backwards, bad tempered, bloody minded, churlish, contradictory, contrary, converse, counter, crabbed, cranky, curt, cussed, dour, face down, fractious, fretful, Froward, frowning, grumpy, ill natured, illegitimate, indecorous, inimical, inverse, inversely, inverted, mis-, negative, off, opposing, opposite, perverse, retro-, reverse, snuffy, sub-, unfavourable, upside down, versed, wayward, wrong, wrongly), sakıncalı (disadvantageous, inconvenient, objectionable, prejudicial, unfavourable), olumsuz (deprecating, negative, negatory, poorly, unfavourable), elverişsiz (disabled, disadvantageous, inadequate, incapable, inconvenient, ineligible, insusceptible, unfavourable, unfit, unhandy, unpropitious, unsuitable, unsuited), aksi (adverse, awkward, bad tempered, bilious, bloody minded, cantankerous, contra, contra-, contrary, counter, crabbed, crabby, cross, cross-grained, crosspatch, crotchety, doggish, dour, evil, fractious, fretful, Froward, gruff, ill natured, ill tempered, ill-humored, ill-humoured, inverse, negatory, opposite, peevish, perverse, petulant, recalcitrant, refractory, reverse, shirty, snappish, snuffy, spleenful, spleenish, stroppy, stubborn, sullen, surly, tart, testy, unfavourable, unfortunate, unhappy, unlucky, untoward, wrongheaded), açık veren (unfavourable). (various references) | |
Turkmen | oсaяsyz. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | несприятливий (adverse, bad, baffling, contrary, cross, impervious, inauspicious, non-contributory, unfavourable, unfriendly, untoward), непри"мний (acerbic, bad, beastly, brackish, disagreeable, displeased, displeasing, distasteful, grisly, hack, importune, nasty, objectionable, obnoxious, offensive, painful, plaguy, poor, provoking, snooty, tedious, ugly, unfavourable, ungracious, ungrateful, unlovable, unloveable, unlovely, unpleasant, unwelcome). (various references) | |
Welsh | anffafriol. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | adversa, importunus, levam. (various references) |
| Old French | 900-1400 | sinistre. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "unfavorable": unfavorableness, unfavorablenesses. (additional references) | |
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"Unfavorable" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: unsaveable. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "unfavorable" (pronounced u'nfā"verubul) |
| 8 | -f ā" v er u b u l | favorable. |
| 6 | -v er u b u l | deliverable, discoverable, maneuverable, recoverable. |
| 5 | -er u b u l | inexorable, admirable, answerable, comparable, considerable, dishonorable, hon, honorable, imponderable, incomparable, innumerable, inoperable, inseparable, insufferable, intolerable, invulnerable, irreparable, measurable, memorable, miserable, operable, pleasurable, preferable, tolerable, unalterable, unanswerable, venerable, vulnerable. |
| 4 | -u b u l | incurable, indefatigable, indefensible, indefinable, indelible, indescribable, indestructible, indispensable, indisputable, indistinguishable, indivisible, indomitable, inedible, ineffable, ineligible, inequitable, inescapable, inevitable, inexcusable, inexhaustible, inexplicable, infallible, infeasible, inflammable, inflatable, acceptable, accessible, abominable, accountable, achievable, actionable, adaptable, addressable, adjustable, admissible, adoptable, adorable, advisable, affable, affordable, agreeable, allowable, amenable, amendable, amiable, amicable, analyzable, appealable, applicable, appreciable, approachable, approvable, arable, arguable, attainable, attributable, audible, available, avoidable, bankable, bearable, believable, billable, biodegradable, breakable, buildable, burnable, callable, cannibal, capable, changeable, chargeable, charitable, classifiable, collapsible, collectible, Combinable, comfortable, commendable, communicable, compatible, compensable, comprehensible, conceivable, confirmable, constable, consumable, contemptible, contestable, controllable, convertible, copyrightable, countable, credible, creditable, crucible, culpable, curable, debatable, deductible, defensible, definable, degradable, delectable, demonstrable, dependable, deplorable, deployable, depreciable, describable, desirable, despicable, detachable, detectable, determinable, developable, digestible, disagreeable, discernible, discountable, dispensable, disposable, disreputable, distinguishable, divisible, doable, drinkable, drivable, durable, eatable, edible, electable, eligible, Embraceable, employable, enforceable, enjoyable, enviable, equable, equitable, erasable, erodible, estimable, exchangeable, excitable, excludable, excusable, execrable, exercisable, expandable, expendable, explainable, exportable, extendable, extendible, fallible, fashionable, fathomable, feasible, fissionable, fixable, flammable, flexible, forcible, foreseeable, forfeitable, forgettable, forgivable, formidable, fungible, fusible, gullible, habitable, harvestable, heritable, horrible, hospitable, identifiable, illegible, imaginable, imitable, immiscible, immovable, immutable, impassable, impeachable, impeccable, impenetrable, imperceptible, impermissible, implacable, implantable, implausible, impossible, impracticable, impregnable, impressionable, improbable, inaccessible, inadmissible, inadvisable, inalienable, inapplicable, inaudible, incalculable, incapable, incompatible, incomprehensible, incompressible, inconceivable, incontrovertible, incorrigible, incredible, soluble, solvable, spendable, submersible, suggestible, suitable, supportable, survivable, susceptible, sustainable, syllable, talkable, tangible, taxable, teachable, tenable, terrible, inflexible, inheritable, inhospitable, inimitable, injectable, insatiable, inscrutable, insoluble, insupportable, insurmountable, intangible, intelligible, interchangeable, interminable, interruptible, intractable, invaluable, investable, invincible, inviolable, invisible, irascible, irreconcilable, irrefutable, irremediable, irreplaceable, irrepressible, irresistible, irresponsible, irreversible, irrevocable, irritable, issuable, justifiable, knowledgeable, lamentable, laudable, laughable, leasable, legible, liable, likable, likeable, livable, lovable, malleable, manageable, mandible, marketable, microwavable, miscible, moldable, movable, navigable, negligible, negotiable, noncallable, nonconvertible, nondeductible, nondurable, nonrefundable, nonrenewable, nontaxable, nontransferable, notable, noticeable, objectionable, observable, obtainable, ostensible, palatable, palpable, parable, passable, patentable, payable, peaceable, perceptible, perishable, permeable, permissible, personable, persuadable, pitiable, plausible, pliable, portable, possible, potable, practicable, predictable, presentable, preventable, printable, probable, profitable, programmable, prosecutable, provable, punishable, questionable, quotable, reachable, readable, realizable, reasonable, receivable, rechargeable, recognizable, recordable, recyclable, redeemable, redoubtable, reducible, refundable, regrettable, reliable, remarkable, removable, renewable, rentable, repairable, repayable, repeatable, replaceable, reportable, reprehensible, reputable, resealable, resettable, respectable, responsible, retractable, returnable, reusable, reversible, revocable, ridable, salable, saleable, salvageable, seasonable, sensible, serviceable, sizable, sizeable, sociable, traceable, tractable, tradable, tradeable, trainable, transferable, transferrable, transmittable, transportable, treatable, tunable, typeable, unacceptable, unaccountable, unaffordable, unalienable, unassailable, unattainable, unavailable, unavoidable, unbearable, unbeatable, unbelievable, unbuildable, uncollectible, uncomfortable, unconscionable, uncontrollable, undeniable, understandable, undesirable, undetectable, unelectable, unemployable, unenforceable, unenviable, unexplainable, unfashionable, unfathomable, unfeasible, unflappable, unforeseeable, unforgettable, unforgivable, ungovernable, unimaginable, unimpeachable, uninhabitable, uninsurable, unintelligible, unjustifiable, unknowable, unlivable, unmanageable, unmentionable, unmistakable, unobtainable, unpalatable, unpredictable, unprintable, unprofitable, unquestionable, unreachable, unreadable, unreasonable, unrecognizable, unreliable, unremarkable, unsalable, unshakable, unsinkable, unsolvable, unspeakable, unstoppable, unsuitable, unsupportable, unsustainable, untenable, unthinkable, untouchable, untraceable, unusable, unverifiable, unwinnable, unworkable, usable, variable, vegetable, verifiable, veritable, viable, visible, voluble, washable, wearable, winnable, workable. |
| 3 | -b u l | able, amble, assemble, babble, Babel, bauble, bible, bramble, bubble, Bumble, cable, cobble, coble, corbel, crumble, cymbal, dabble, Dibble, disable, disassemble, dissemble, double, Drabble, dribble, enable, enfeeble, ennoble, ensemble, fable, feeble, foible, fumble, gable, gamble, Garble, global, gobble, Gribble, grumble, hardscrabble, herbal, hobble, humble, ignoble, immeasurable, immobile, squabble, Stabile, stable, stubble, stumble, symbol, table, intertribal, jumble, kibble, label, libel, marble, mislabel, mobile, mumble, nibble, nimble, noble, nonverbal, pebble, preamble, psychobabble, quibble, rabble, ramble, reassemble, rebel, redouble, relabel, resemble, Roble, rouble, roundtable, rubble, Ruble, rumble, sable, Scrabble, scramble, scribble, shamble, Sibyl, thimble, timetable, treble, tremble, tribal, trouble, tubal, tumble, turntable, umbel, unable, unscramble, unserviceable, unstable, valuable, verbal, wamble, wobble. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-b-e-f-l-n-o-r-u-v" | |
-2 letters: favorable. | |
-3 letters: anovular. | |
-4 letters: abalone, aleuron, aureola, baneful, fabular, flaneur, flavone, flavour, frenula, funeral, nebular, ranulae, rubeola, unravel, venular. | |
-5 letters: aboral, anural, arable, areola, befoul, borane, boreal, bourne, earful, fabler, faunae, faunal, favela, favour, ferula, flavor, florae, fouler, foveal, fraena, furane, labour, larvae, laurae, lavabo, loafer, loaner, louver, louvre, nebula, neural, nobler, ovular, ranula. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-b-e-f-l-n-o-r-u-v" | |
+4 letters: unfavorableness. | |
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