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more favorable

ADJECTIVE

approving, friendly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agreeable benign encouraging positive supportive sympathetic

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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

Antonyms

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disadvantageous disagreeable hateful

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bad derogatory detrimental harmful hindering hurtful hurting injurious unfavorable unfriendly unhelpful unpromising

ADJECTIVE

good, timely, advantageous

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appropriate beneficial benign convenient encouraging fair helpful pleasant pleasing suitable useful

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disadvantageous harmful hateful hurtful improper inappropriate injurious unacceptable unfitting unhelpful unsuitable unsuited useless worthless

WEAK

bad derogatory detrimental disagreeable hindering hurting unfavorable unfriendly unpromising

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more favorable

This time, U.A.E. officials met with a more favorable reception, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

These education-savings accounts became available in 1996 and got more attractive in 2001, thanks to more favorable tax treatment.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

When stress builds to similarly high levels on both faults, conditions become more favorable for a large rupture that crosses the junction and spreads through both systems.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 18, 2026

Public transit has become a more favorable option for some — weekday commutes on the Metro increased by nearly 8% from January to May.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026

After earlier negotiations had broken down, Confederate President Jefferson Davis had ordered Johnston to retreat while the politicians held out for more favorable terms of surrender.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson