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as in approving, friendlyas in good, timely, advantageous

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more favorable

adjective as in approving, friendly

Strongest matches

  • agreeable
  • benign
  • encouraging
  • positive
  • supportive
  • sympathetic

Weak matches

  • acclamatory
  • affirmative
  • amicable
  • approbative
  • approbatory
  • assenting
  • benevolent
  • benignant
  • commending
  • complimentary
  • enthusiastic
  • in favor of
  • inclined
  • kind
  • kindly
  • laudatory
  • okay
  • praiseful
  • predisposed
  • reassuring
  • recommendatory
  • understanding
  • welcoming
  • well-disposed
  • well-intentioned

adjective as in good, timely, advantageous

Strongest matches

  • appropriate
  • beneficial
  • benign
  • convenient
  • encouraging
  • fair
  • helpful
  • pleasant
  • pleasing
  • suitable
  • useful

Weak matches

  • auspicious
  • benefic
  • bright
  • cheering
  • fit
  • fortunate
  • full of promise
  • gratifying
  • happy
  • healthful
  • hopeful
  • kindly
  • lucky
  • nice
  • opportune
  • pleasurable
  • pleasureful
  • promising
  • propitious
  • prosperous
  • providential
  • reassuring
  • seasonable
  • toward
  • welcome
  • well-timed
  • wholesome
  • worthy

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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