Synonyms for favorite
ˈfeɪ vər ɪt, ˈfeɪv rɪtfa·vorite

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1. favoriteverb

   To add to one's list of favorites on a website that allows users to compile such lists.

   Synonyms:
   top dog

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. favorite, favouritenoun

   something regarded with special favor or liking

   "that book is one of my favorites"

   Synonyms:
   pet, darling, dearie, deary, ducky, front-runner, favourite

   Antonyms:
   unpopular, unloved

2. darling, favorite, favourite, pet, dearie, deary, duckynoun

   a special loved one

   Synonyms:
   positron emission tomography, pet, deary, darling, dearie, ducky, front-runner, favourite

   Antonyms:
   unloved, unpopular

3. front-runner, favorite, favouriteadjective

   a competitor thought likely to win

   Synonyms:
   pet, deary, darling, dearie, ducky, front-runner, favourite

   Antonyms:
   unpopular, unloved

4. favorite, favouriteadjective

   appealing to the general public

   "a favorite tourist attraction"

   Synonyms:
   best-loved, pet, preferred, favored, favorite(a), preferent, favourite(a), favourite

   Antonyms:
   unloved, unpopular

5. favored, favorite(a), favourite(a), best-loved, pet, preferred, preferentadjective

   preferred above all others and treated with partiality

   "the favored child"

   Antonyms:
   unloved, unpopular

Matched Categories

1. • Choice
   • Lover

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. favoriteadjective

   Synonyms:
   dear, darling, beloved

2. favoriteadjective

   Synonyms:
   preferred, pet, especially liked

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "favorite":

   favourite, preferred, favorites, electedthe, favoured, preferable, favored, contender

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1. Stephen King:

   You can't deny laughter when it comes, it plops down in your favorite chair and stays as long as it wants.

2. H.L. Mencken:

   In the United States, doing good has come to be, like patriotism, a favorite device of persons with something to sell.

3. David Sykes:

   There was no reason we could have predicted that injury( to Triumph Hurdle favorite Sir Erec), beforehand, when Triumph Hurdle favorite Sir Erec was checked, the vets reported Triumph Hurdle favorite Sir Erec moved well and had no indication of lameness or injuries. We are never going to stop those sort of catastrophic injuries.

4. Robert Bonhomme:

   I can't say I have a favorite model that I have worked with. Besides there are so many, someone is bound to be insulted I didn't select them, however, I will tell you that Susan Flynn-Doyle will always be my favorite muse.

5. Tommy Boy:

   Tommy Richard, who's your favorite little rascal Alfalfa or is it Spanky