Antonyms for favor
ˈfeɪ vərfa·vor

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1. favornoun

   Esteem for a person is a favorable opinion on the basis of worth, especially of moral worth, joined with a feeling of interest in and attraction toward the person. Regard for a person is the mental view or feeling that springs from a sense of his value, excellence, or superiority, with a cordial and hearty friendliness. Regard is more personal and less distant than esteem, and adds a special kindliness; respect is a more distant word than esteem. Respect may be wholly on one side, while regard is more often mutual; respect in the fullest sense is given to what is lofty, worthy, and honorable, or to a person of such qualities; we may pay an external respect to one of lofty station, regardless of personal qualities, showing respect for the office. Estimate has more of calculation; as, my estimate of the man, or of his abilities, is very high. Estimation involves the idea of calculation or appraisal with that of esteem or regard, and is especially used of the feeling entertained by numbers of people; as, he stood high in public estimation. Compare ESTEEM, v.; FRIENDSHIP; LOVE.

   Antonyms:
   abhorrence, antipathy, aversion, contempt, dislike, hatred, loathing, repugnance

   Synonyms:
   esteem, esteem, estimate, estimation, regard, respect

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1. favor

   Antonyms:
   refusal, denial, prohibition, disfavor, withdrawal, withholding, frown, disapproval, injury, discountenance

   Synonyms:
   permission, grace, concession, predilection, gift, civility, benefit, kindness, good will, regard, condescension, preference, boon, countenance, patronage

Matched Categories

1. • Approval
   • Inclination
   • Kindness
   • Promote
   • Spare

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:5.0 / 2 votes

1. favor, favournoun

   an act of gracious kindness

   Synonyms:
   party favor, favour, party favour

2. favor, favournoun

   an advantage to the benefit of someone or something

   "the outcome was in his favor"

   Synonyms:
   party favor, favour, party favour

3. favor, favournoun

   an inclination to approve

   "that style is in favor this season"

   Synonyms:
   party favor, favour, party favour

4. favor, favournoun

   a feeling of favorable regard

   Synonyms:
   party favor, favour, party favour

5. party favor, party favour, favor, favourverb

   souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party

   Synonyms:
   party favor, favour, party favour

6. prefer, favor, favourverb

   promote over another

   "he favors his second daughter"

   Synonyms:
   choose, privilege, favour, prefer, opt

7. favor, favourverb

   consider as the favorite

   "The local team was favored"

   Synonyms:
   privilege, favour, prefer

8. favor, favourverb

   treat gently or carefully

   Synonyms:
   privilege, favour, prefer

9. privilege, favor, favourverb

   bestow a privilege upon

   Synonyms:
   privilege, favour, prefer

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1. favornoun

   Antonyms:
   disfavor, opposition

   Synonyms:
   countenance, regard, good-will, kindness, support, promotion, befriending, championship, espousal, countenancing

2. favorverb

   Synonyms:
   support, countenance, encourage, resemble

How to use favor in a sentence?

1. Dan Backer:

   He worked for SBK, and SBK appears to have bid on some Crimean/Russian bridge project, that’s usually an indicator of political favor and connections.

2. Matthew Diemer:

   Trump is trying to stack the Congress in his favor, and we need people to come out and just run against that, people want to see that there are people stepping up. ... These early organizers by GOP groups in the state, people look at them and say they are already the winners.

3. Lisseth Guido:

   We're not sure what happened. It's unclear. We don't know whose side (the victims were on), whether they were in favor or opposed.

4. Matt Friedlein:

   Great Lakes waves tend to arrive at shore in closer succession than ocean waves, which can make it harder for a swimmer to recover if they are knocked down, the shorelines also have many piers and break walls where strong currents can develop and surround, as well as gaps in sandbars that favor currents.

5. Ankit Panda:

   We know from experience that as much as presidents would like to downgrade the status of the Middle East and transatlantic issues in favor of Asia, doing so is far from straightforward. The growing urgency of Asia, however, is here to stay.

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