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“Unfavorably” or “Unfavourably”

Language

Unfavorably and unfavourably are both English terms.

Usage

Unfavorably is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while unfavourably is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

In terms of actual appearance and usage, here's a breakdown by country, with usage level out of 100 (if available) 👇:

Term US UK India Philippines Canada Australia Liberia Ireland New Zealand Jamaica Trinidad & Tobago Guyana
unfavorably 96 0 36 100 82 17 0 0 0 0 0 0
unfavourably 4 100 64 0 18 83 0 100 100 0 0 0

  • In the United States, there is a preference for "unfavorably" over "unfavourably" (96 to 4).
  • In the United Kingdom, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "unfavourably" over "unfavorably".
  • In India, there is a 64 to 36 preference for "unfavourably" over "unfavorably".
  • In the Philippines, there is a preference for "unfavorably" over "unfavourably" (100 to 0).
  • In Canada, there is a preference for "unfavorably" over "unfavourably" (82 to 18).
  • In Australia, there is a 83 to 17 preference for "unfavourably" over "unfavorably".
  • In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "unfavorably" and "unfavourably".
  • In Ireland, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "unfavourably" over "unfavorably".
  • In New Zealand, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "unfavourably" over "unfavorably".
  • In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "unfavorably" and "unfavourably".
  • In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "unfavorably" and "unfavourably".
  • In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "unfavorably" and "unfavourably".
Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use unfavorably or unfavourably with sample sentences.

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Examples in Context

Examples of “unfavorably”

  • Matthew reacts unfavorably to the news, soon lashing
  • lack of speed was compared unfavorably to Tris Speaker and other
  • Critics compared the show unfavorably to Seinfeld and Ellen, noting
  • compared the game's roguelike elements unfavorably to The Binding of Isaac
  • Myers says, comparing Proulx's writing unfavorably with that of James Joyce
  • mixed, with many comparing him unfavorably to G.W.
  • release, Grudge Warriors was received unfavorably; critics bashed the game as
  • Adam Biessener of Game Informer unfavorably compared the game to the
  • his mother, who compared him unfavorably with his more intelligent eldest
  • He compared it unfavorably to previous games in the

Examples of “unfavourably”

  • Harry Potter series, comparing it unfavourably with the work of J.R.R.
  • of Manchukuo" and was compared unfavourably to the young Anthony Eden,
  • 22.5 m wide, which compares unfavourably with German standards that require
  • Raymond compares this unfavourably to the approach taken with
  • unhappy, and he remembered them unfavourably in later years.
  • failed, with the readership responding unfavourably.
  • with reviews comparing the game unfavourably to titles such as Age
  • His Native Wife was unfavourably received in America because of
  • panned the novel, comparing it unfavourably to Rowling's Harry Potter series
  • Steele compared the production unfavourably to a Punch and Judy


(Examples are Wikipedia snippets under the CC ShareAlike 3.0 license.)


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