ADVERSE Crossword Clue & Answer

We found 241 solutions for 'ADVERSE' with 3 to 16 letters.
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The clue "adverse" last appeared in the Wall Street Journal crossword on October 1, 2025. The correct answer for this puzzle is "BAD", a 3-letter word.

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ADVERSE with 8 letters
TOUCHING
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TRAGICAL
8
UNTOWARD ⭐
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UNWANTED
8
WOUNDING
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WRETCHED
8
WRONGFUL
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ADVERSE with 9 letters
ADVERSARY
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ADVERSIVE
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ATTACKING
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BALANCING
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CORRUPTED
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CUTTHROAT
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DANGEROUS
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DEPRESSED
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DIFFICULT
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EXPLOSIVE
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FRACTIOUS
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HINDERING
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IMPEDIENT
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INJURIOUS
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INSULTING
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INVIDIOUS
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LIBELLOUS
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MISERABLE
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OBNOXIOUS
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OBSTINATE
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OFFENSIVE
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OPPUGNANT
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RELUCTANT
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REPENTANT
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REPUGNANT
9
REPULSIVE
9
RESISTIVE
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REVOLTING
9
SLIGHTING
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SORROWFUL
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SORROWING
9
SQUEAMISH
9
STRESSFUL
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TROUBLOUS
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UNHELPFUL
9
UNWELCOME
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UNWILLING
9
ADVERSE with 10 letters
ANTITHETIC
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ANTONYMOUS
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APOLOGETIC
10
CALAMITOUS
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CONTRASTED
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DEFAMATORY
10
DEPLORABLE
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DEROGATORY
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DETRACTORY
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DISASTROUS
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DISCORDANT
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DISCREPANT
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DISGUSTING
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EXTRANEOUS
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GROUNDLESS
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IMPOSSIBLE
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INDISPOSED
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INFLUENCED
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INIQUITOUS
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MELANCHOLY
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OPPOSITIVE
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OVERTHWART
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PERNICIOUS
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PREJUDICED
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REFRACTORY
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REMORSEFUL
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SLANDEROUS
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SQUARED OFF
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UNDESERVED
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UNENVIABLE
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UNFRIENDLY
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UNINVITING
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UNPLEASANT
10
ADVERSE with 11 letters
ADVERSATIVE
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COMPETITIVE
11
CONFLICTING
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CONFRONTING
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CONTRARIOUS
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DEAD AGAINST
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DELETERIOUS
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DEPRECATORY
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DESTRUCTIVE
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DETRIMENTAL
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DISAGREEING
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DISPLEASING
11
DISSENTIENT
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DISTASTEFUL
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FRIGHTENING
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IMPERTINENT
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INEQUITABLE
11
INEXPEDIENT
11
INOPPORTUNE
11
OBSTRUCTIVE
11
PREJUDICIAL
11
QUARRELSOME
11
TROUBLESOME
11

Top answers for ADVERSE crossword clue from newspapers

BAD
ILL
UNTOWARD

Definition of adverse

  • contrary to your interests or welfare; "adverse circumstances"; "made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions"; in an opposing direction; "adverse currents"; "a contrary wind"

Anagrams of adverse

EVADERS

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Solution BAD is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution BAD is 3 letters long. We have 3 further solutions of the same word length.

How many solutions are there for the crossword clue "ADVERSE"?

There are 241 solutions. The longest is COUNTERBALANCING with 16 letters, and the shortest is BAD with 3 letters.

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Solutions are between 3 and 16 letters long.

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Adverse fate
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Adversely Affect
11
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11
ADVERSE REACTION, AS GERMAN BEHIND BARS INJECTS MAN WITH VACCINE FROM BEHIND
10
AN ADVERSE REACTION TO SOME POLITICAL OR SOCIAL OCCURRENCE
10
ANTHONY ADVERSE DIRECTOR
10
ADVERSE circumstances
9
ADVERSELY
6
Adverse reaction
4
adverse to
3
Rebound adversely
2
Affects adversely
2
Able to withstand adverse conditions
1
Adverse critic
1
Adverse, harmful
1
Having an adverse reaction to something
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Provoked adverse reaction
1
Rebound adversely (on the originator)
1
‘ADVERSE’ isn’t just a clue – it’s also a popular crossword answer! Check out these clues where ‘ADVERSE’ is the solution:
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