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be partial to

VERB

favor

Synonyms

STRONGEST

facilitate promote side with

STRONG

abet accommodate advance aid assist befriend esteem further gratify humor indulge oblige spare spoil value

WEAK

do a kindness do right by make exception play favorites pull strings show consideration smile upon treat well

Antonyms

STRONG

block disappoint frustrate halt hinder hurt ignore impede neglect obstruct prevent stop

WEAK

disfavor dislike thwart

VERB

Synonyms

STRONGEST

admire appreciate go for love

STRONG

adore approve cherish dig esteem exclaim fancy prize relish savor

WEAK

be gratified by be keen on be pleased by be sweet on care for care to delight in derive pleasure from dote on feast on find appealing get a kick out of hanker for hold dear indulge in luxuriate in rejoice in revel in stuck on take an interest in take delight in take satisfaction in take to

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dislike hate scorn

STRONG

despise not care refuse

WEAK

ignore

VERB

prefer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adopt choose go for pick promote put select suggest wish

STRONG

advance aggrandize cull desire elect elevate fancy finger incline mark place pose present proposition propound raise tag take tap upgrade

WEAK

be turned on to fix upon like better opt for optate propone put forward would rather would sooner

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dislike hate refuse reject

STRONG

decrease depress disgrace drop ignore lessen lose lower stop withhold

WEAK

spurn

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"You're always going to be partial to the music that really defined the most impressionable parts of your life."

From Salon • Jul. 9, 2022

“I think he has, and I say that but I’m always going to be partial to our guys,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 1, 2021

I understand the "NY" was the O.G. and they went back to it in 2000, but I'll always be partial to the script.

From Golf Digest • Mar. 23, 2020

I’ve been in huge, gorgeous, awe-inspiring libraries all over the world, but I will forever be partial to this little branch library where I felt like I discovered the universe.

From New York Times • Oct. 11, 2018

According to Sykes he devastates the vineyards in the west of India, and is said to be partial to sugar-cane.

From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Sterndale, Robert Armitage

be partial to

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