Synonyms for favour
ˈfeɪ vər

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1. favor, favour(noun)

   a feeling of favorable regard

   Synonyms:
   party favor, favor, party favour

2. favor, favour(noun)

   an inclination to approve

   "that style is in favor this season"

   Synonyms:
   party favor, favor, party favour

3. favor, favour(noun)

   an advantage to the benefit of someone or something

   "the outcome was in his favor"

   Synonyms:
   party favor, favor, party favour

4. party favor, party favour, favor, favour(noun)

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

   Synonyms:
   party favor, favor, party favour

5. favor, favour(verb)

   an act of gracious kindness

   Synonyms:
   party favor, favor, party favour

6. favor, favour(verb)

   treat gently or carefully

   Synonyms:
   favor, privilege, prefer

7. privilege, favor, favour(verb)

   bestow a privilege upon

   Synonyms:
   favor, privilege, prefer

8. prefer, favor, favour(verb)

   promote over another

   "he favors his second daughter"

   Synonyms:
   choose, favor, privilege, prefer, opt

9. favor, favour(verb)

   consider as the favorite

   "The local team was favored"

   Synonyms:
   favor, privilege, prefer

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1. List of paraphrases for "favour":

   favor, favourable, support, benefit, favore, behalf, faveur, promote, supportive, advantage, conducive, positive, favorable, foster, supporter, advocate

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How to use favour in a sentence?

1. Tim Spector:

   I am in favour of any way to get the UK public more involved in science and genetics - and this is a great way to get educated in the power of genetics as well as its limitations.

2. Federico Tucci:

   To work well you always need a favour from someone, and those who want to do things properly are demoralised.

3. Andreas Utermann:

   The lack of economic growth and the return of volatility is prompting us to be more pro-active in buying and selling assets to capture the big moves in prices, we still favour the dividend theme in Europe. Stocks pay a hefty 3.5 percent yield on average, that's much higher than in the fixed income market.

4. Tim Hoettges:

   We favour net neutrality, but we need to be allowed to have quality classes to enable new services in the Internet of Things.

5. David Fleming:

   I am a capitalist and I am a bit of a right winger, and I think in many ways the system we have got at the moment is really not a bad system. I think capitalism is a good thing. The only problem with capitalism is that it destroys the planet, and that it’s based on growth. I mean apart from those two little details it’s got a lot to be said in its favour.

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