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Definitions

in favor of

ADJECTIVE
favorable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
agreeable benign encouraging positive supportive sympathetic
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acclamatory affirmative amicable approbative approbatory assenting benevolent benignant commending complimentary enthusiastic inclined kind kindly laudatory okay praiseful predisposed reassuring recommendatory understanding welcoming well-disposed well-intentioned
Antonyms
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disadvantageous disagreeable hateful
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bad derogatory detrimental harmful hindering hurtful hurting injurious unfavorable unfriendly unhelpful unpromising
ADJECTIVE
likely
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acceptable expected fair feasible inclined possible prone reasonable
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achievable anticipated assuring attainable believeable conceivable conjecturable credible destined disposed favorite given to imaginable in the cards in the habit of inferable liable odds-on on the verge of ostensible plausible practicable predisposed presumable promising rational seeming subject to supposable tending thinkable true up-and-coming verisimilar workable
Antonyms
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impossible unlikely unreasonable
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implausible inapt unforeseeable
PREPOSITION
for
Synonyms
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after as beneficial to concerning conducive to during for the sake of in contemplation of in exchange for in furtherance of in order to in order to get in place of in pursuance of in the direction of in the interest of in the name of notwithstanding on the part of on the side of pro supposing to to counterbalance to go to to the amount of to the extent of toward under the authority of with a view to with regard to with respect

Example Sentences

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Two policies stand out as exceptions, with 81% of respondents in favor of cracking down on human traffickers and 61% supporting the government limiting immigration from countries it deems dangerous.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

When Replimune appealed the rejection, Dr. Prasad selected a new team to eliminate what the FDA referred to in its rejection letter as “bias” by the first team in favor of the drug.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Studies have shown that industry-funded science tends to be biased in favor of the sponsor’s products.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

Results from GlobalFoundries, Arista Networks, and Super Micro Computer —all due to report on Tuesday—could swing sentiment in favor of Nvidia if there is a coherent, positive narrative around chip demand and AI.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

When Luma blew her whistle a few minutes later, the final score was 3-2 in favor of the Seventeens.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John