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Showing words for ADVERSE using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Adverse

adverse, evaders

6 Letter Words for Adverse

aredes, averse, deares, deaves, erased, evader, evades, reaved, reaves, resave, reseda, seared, served, verdea, versed

5 Letter Words for Adverse

aedes, arede, arsed, avers, dares, daver, deare, dears, deave, deevs, deres, derve, dervs, devas, drave, drees, eards, eared, eased, easer, eaved, eaver, eaves, erade, erase, evade, evase, raved, raves, reads, reave, redes, reeds, sared, saved, saver, seare, seave, seder, sered, serve, sever, vades, vares, veers, verde, versa, verse

4 Letter Words for Adverse

ards, ared, ares, aver, aves, daer, daes, dare, dase, dave, dear, deas, deer, dees, deev, dere, derv, deva, deve, devs, dree, eard, ears, ease, eave, edea, eras, ered, eres, erse, ever, eves, rade, rads, rave, read, rede, reds, reed, rees, reve, revs, sade, sadr, sard, sare, save, sear, seed, seer, sere, serv, seve, vade, vaes, vare, vars, vase, veda, veer, vees, vera, verd, vers, vese

3 Letter Words for Adverse

ade, ads, adv, aer, aes, ard, are, ars, ase, ave, dae, dar, das, dea, dee, der, des, dev, dsr, ead, ear, eas, eds, eer, era, erd, ere, ers, esd, ese, esr, eve, rad, ras, rea, red, ree, res, rev, sad, sar, sav, sea, sed, see, ser, vae, var, vas, vee, ver

Definitions for Adverse

[1] unfavorable or antagonistic in purpose or effect: adverse criticism.
[2] opposing one's interests or desire: adverse circumstances.
[3] being or acting in a contrary direction; opposed or opposing: adverse winds.
[4] opposite; confronting: the adverse page.
[5] antagonistic or inimical; hostile adverse criticism
[6] unfavourable to one's interests adverse circumstances
[7] contrary or opposite in direction or position adverse winds
[8] (of leaves, flowers, etc) facing the main stem Compare averse (def. 2)

Words related to Adverse

inimical, conflicting, negative, unfriendly, detrimental, unfortunate, disadvantageous, injurious, contrary, inopportune, opposed, opposing, opposite, ornery, reluctant, repugnant, stuffy, unlucky, unpropitious, unwilling

Words nearby Adverse

adversarial, adversary, adversaryism, adversative, adversative asyndeton, adverse, adverse possession, adverse pressure gradient, adverse reaction, adverse selection, adversity

Origin of Adverse

1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French advers < Latin adversus hostile (past participle of advertere ), equivalent to ad- ad- + vert- turn + -tus past participle suffix, with -tt- > -s-

Words that may be confused with Adverse

adverse, averse, (see, usage, note, at, the, current, entry)

Other words from Adverse

ad·verse·ly , adverb
ad·verse·ness , noun
un·ad·verse , adjective
un·ad·verse·ly , adverb
un·ad·verse·ness , noun

Word origin for Adverse

C14: from Latin adversus opposed to, hostile, from advertere to turn towards, from ad- to, towards + vertere to turn

Synonyms for Adverse

conflicting, detrimental, disadvantageous, inimical, injurious, negative, unfortunate, unfriendly, allergic to, contrary, down on, down side, have no use for, inopportune, opposed, opposing, opposite, oppugning, ornery, reluctant, repugnant, stuffy, unlucky, unpropitious, unwilling