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favoring

ADJECTIVE

beneficial

Synonyms

STRONGEST

benign constructive favorable good helpful profitable useful valuable

WEAK

gainful good for what ails you healthful propitious salubrious salutary serviceable toward what the doctor ordered wholesome worthy

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bad disadvantageous disagreeable harmful hurtful hurting injurious unhelpful useless worthless

WEAK

unfortunate unrewarding

ADJECTIVE

good

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acceptable advantageous appropriate beneficial convenient decent desirable favorable fruitful healthy helpful profitable proper respectable satisfying suitable

STRONG

approving brave common fit fitting meet right

WEAK

all right ample apt auspicious becoming benefic benignant commendatory commending conformable congruous healthful hygienic needed opportune propitious salubrious salutary seemly serviceable tolerable toward unobjectionable wholesome

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bad detrimental disadvantageous poor unhelpful unsuitable unsuited

WEAK

inadequate

ADJECTIVE

lenient

Synonyms

STRONGEST

benign compassionate compliant forgiving indulgent sympathetic tolerant

WEAK

allowing amiable assuaging assuasive being big benignant charitable clement complaisant condoning easy easygoing emollient excusing forbearing gentle going easy on good-natured humoring kind kindly letting live with loving merciful mild mollycoddling obliging pampering pardoning permitting soft soft-shell softhearted sparing spoiling tender yielding

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hateful merciless

WEAK

hard intolerant limiting restrictive rigorous severe

ADJECTIVE

pro

Synonyms

WEAK

for in favor of with

ADJECTIVE

propitious

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advantageous auspicious opportune

WEAK

beneficial benign brave bright dexter encouraging fortunate happy hopeful lucky pat promising prosperous rosy seasonable timely toward useful well-timed

Antonyms

STRONGEST

inauspicious inopportune unlucky

WEAK

cold cool unfavorable unfriendly unpromising

NOUN

indulgence

Synonyms

STRONGEST

extravagance kindness leniency permissiveness privilege

STRONG

allowance appeasement attention courtesy endurance excess favor fondling fondness forbearance fulfillment goodwill hedonism immoderation intemperance intemperateness lenience pampering partiality patience petting pleasing profligacy satiation satisfaction service spoiling tolerance toleration understanding

WEAK

babying coddling gratifying kowtowing placating profligateness toadying treating

Antonyms

STRONG

disapproval disfavor disregard dissatisfaction frustration intolerance need want

WEAK

abstention care moderation temperance

NOUN

promotion

Synonyms

STRONG

advance advancement advocacy aggrandizement backing betterment boost break breakthrough buildup bump elevation encouragement ennoblement exaltation furtherance go ahead hike honor improvement jump lift preference preferment progress raise rise support upgrade

WEAK

jump up move up prelation step up upgrading

Antonyms

STRONG

block condemnation debasement decline decrease denunciation depression derision deterioration discouragement disfavor drop halt harm hindrance humiliation impediment opposition reduction retreat retrogression stop stoppage worsening

WEAK

demotion silence

PREPOSITION

toward

Synonyms

WEAK

against anent apropos beneficial coming concerning facing forward into near obliging propitious regarding willing

Antonyms

WEAK

away from

Example Sentences

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Voters were also favoring Measure CB by a wide margin in preliminary returns.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

The data come as the U.S. economy has been stuck in a “low-hire, low-fire” jobs environment, generally favoring those who have a job rather than those searching for one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

New Fed head Kevin Warsh, favoring lower rates, faces a committee and markets pricing in rate hikes by April 2027.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

The number of free throws was nearly even, favoring OKC 26-21.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

It may have been my imagination, but it seemed to me that he was favoring his left leg slightly.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

favoring

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