Use unfavourable to for attitudes or reactions. Use unfavourable for when describing conditions that negatively affect something.
Use unfavourable to when someone opposes or dislikes something. Use unfavourable for when conditions are bad for a person, activity, or result.
These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.
To introduces the thing someone reacts negatively toward.
For introduces the activity or outcome affected negatively.
The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.
Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.
Use for when talking about conditions affecting an activity or result.
✕ The weather is unfavourable to farming. ✓ The weather is unfavourable for farming.Use to when expressing support or opposition.
✕ The board is unfavourable for the proposal. ✓ The board is unfavourable to the proposal.Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.
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Use it for opinions, attitudes, or reactions toward something.
Use it for conditions that negatively affect an activity, person, or result.
Yes. It is an alternative form for attitudes, especially in British English.
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