Word Meanings - ADVERSE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

1. Acting against, or in a contrary direction; opposed; contrary; opposite; conflicting; as, adverse winds; an adverse party; a spirit adverse to distinctions of caste. 2. Opposite. "Calpe's adverse height." Byron. 3. In hostile opposition to;

Additional info about word: ADVERSE

1. Acting against, or in a contrary direction; opposed; contrary; opposite; conflicting; as, adverse winds; an adverse party; a spirit adverse to distinctions of caste. 2. Opposite. "Calpe's adverse height." Byron. 3. In hostile opposition to; unfavorable; unpropitious; contrary to one's wishes; unfortunate; calamitous; afflictive; hurtful; as, adverse fates, adverse circumstances, things adverse. Happy were it for us all if we bore prosperity as well and wisely as we endure an adverse fortune. Southey. Adverse possession , a possession of real property avowedly contrary to some claim of title in another person. Abbott. Syn. -- Averse; reluctant; unwilling. See Averse.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of ADVERSE)

• Antagonistic
• Adverse
• opposing
• inimical
• hostile
• repugnant
• contrary
• Belligerent
• Contending
• engaging
• fighting
• opposed
• adverse
• rival
• conflicting
• antagonist
• assailant
• Conflicting
• dashing
• discordant
• irreconcilable
• contradictory
• Contrary
• Opposed
• opposite
• antagonistic
• incompatible
• inconsistent
• Opposite
• Facing
• counter

Related words: (words related to ADVERSE)

• FACETIAE
  Witty or humorous writings or saying; witticisms; merry conceits.
• COUNTERBRACE
  To brace in opposite directions; as, to counterbrace the yards, i. e., to brace the head yards one way and the after yards another.
• RIVALESS
  A female rival. Richardson.
• FACIES
  The general aspect or habit of a species, or group of species, esp. with reference to its adaptation to its environment. (more info) 1. The anterior part of the head; the face.
• FACILITATION
  The act of facilitating or making easy.
• COUNTERACTIVE
  Tending to counteract.
• COUNTERFLEURY
  Counterflory.
• COUNTERVIEW
  1. An opposite or opposing view; opposition; a posture in which two persons front each other. Within the gates of hell sat Death and Sin, In counterview. Milton M. Peisse has ably advocated the counterview in his preface and appendixx.
• FACIEND
  The multiplicand. See Facient,
• COUNTER WEIGHT
  A counterpoise.
• FACUND
  Eloquent.
• COUNTERJUMPER
  A salesman in a shop; a shopman; -- used contemtuously.
• OPPOSABILITY
  The condition or quality of being opposable. In no savage have I ever seen the slightest approach to opposability of the great toe, which is the essential distinguishing feature of apes. A. R. Wallace.
• COUNTERPLEAD
  To plead the contrary of; to plead against; to deny.
• COUNTER BRACE
  The brace of the fore-topsail on the leeward side of a vessel.
• COUNTERIRRITANT; COUNTERIRRITATION
  See A
• COUNTER
  A prefix meaning contrary, opposite, in opposition; as, counteract, counterbalance, countercheck. See Counter, adv. & a. (more info) Note:
• COUNTERGUARD
  A low outwork before a bastion or ravelin, consisting of two lines of rampart parallel to the faces of the bastion, and protecting them from a breaching fire.
• DASHER
  1. That which dashes or agitates; as, the dasher of a churn. 2. A dashboard or splashboard. 3. One who makes an ostentatious parade.
• CREAM-FACED
  White or pale, as the effect of fear, or as the natural complexion. Thou cream-faced loon. Shak.
• BAREFACEDNESS
  The quality of being barefaced; shamelessness; assurance; audaciousness.
• CHYLIFACTIVE
  Producing, or converting into, chyle; having the power to form chyle.
• CRABFACED
  Having a sour, disagreeable countenance. Beau & Fl.
• REENGAGEMENT
  A renewed or repeated engagement.
• TEMPOROFACIAL
  Of or pertaining to both the temple and the face.
• OLFACTOR
  A smelling organ; a nose.