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in favor of

ADJECTIVE
favorable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
agreeable benign encouraging positive supportive sympathetic
WEAK
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
STRONGEST
disadvantageous disagreeable hateful
WEAK
bad derogatory detrimental harmful hindering hurtful hurting injurious unfavorable unfriendly unhelpful unpromising
ADJECTIVE
likely
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acceptable expected fair feasible inclined possible prone reasonable
WEAK
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
STRONGEST
impossible unlikely unreasonable
WEAK
implausible inapt unforeseeable
PREPOSITION
for
Synonyms
WEAK
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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Seth Goldstein, an analyst at Morningstar who covers Tesla, told MarketWatch that he could see some investors trimming their portfolio in favor of SpaceX.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

A city in Missouri recently ousted every incumbent council member who supported a data center project in favor of candidates who opposed it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

The judge ruled in favor of the New York Times, which said the decision ‘upholds our constitutional rights again’

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

“Over the past several weeks, Placer.ai data has revealed a distinct shift in consumer foot traffic away from discretionary retailers in favor of everyday staples,” said R.J.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 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