Definitions

in favor of

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favorable adj.
likely adj.
for prep.

ADJECTIVE

favorable

Synonyms

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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

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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

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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

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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

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in favor of

Third quarter earnings will be crucial in helping analysts determine if the semiconductor supercycle still has legs but the upbeat tone struck by Su suggests fundamentals are still in favor of the big players.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

Eleven jurors were in favor of finding Clancy not guilty by reason of insanity, but they were opposed by a single holdout who has spoken publicly about being sure of her guilt.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

Villegas is in favor of a pathway to citizenship for longtime immigrants as well as a secure border.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

Jurors said the final split was 11-1 in favor of finding Clancy not guilty by lack of criminal responsibility, Massachusetts’ version of an insanity defense.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Ama has ditched her formal dress in favor of athletic black pants and a loose white shirt with kente trim.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

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