How do you use the word "disadvantageous" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "disadvantageous" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "disadvantageous": I think that Japan's marriage system is an unequal and discriminatory contract disadvantageous to men. A life of solitude isn't necessarily entirely disadvantageous.

Disadvantageous Meaning

/dɪsˌædvənˈteɪdʒəs/

Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

adjNot advantageous.

Sentence Examples

I think that Japan's marriage system is an unequal and discriminatory contract disadvantageous to men.

A life of solitude isn't necessarily entirely disadvantageous.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

negative minus

Antonyms:

advantageous

CEFR Practice Quiz

Signing that contract without reading it was ____ for the company.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

I think that Japan's marriage system is an unequal and discriminatory contract ____ to men.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree English disadvantage Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ōtsos or *-otsos Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English disadvantageous From disadvantage + -ous.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"Another disadvantageous feature of the Perth yard, again dictated by the considerations of the site, is that the six double-ended reception roads are alongside the sorting sidings and not laid end-to-end with them." — 1962 October, G. Freeman Allen, “The New Look in Scotland's Northern Division—II”, in Modern Railways, page 271:

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