Synonyms 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.

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

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

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1. favor

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

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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms: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

Matched Categories

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

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1. favorverb

   Synonyms:
   countenance, befriend, encourage, patronize

2. favorverb

   Synonyms:
   support, aid, help, assist

3. favorverb

   Synonyms:
   humor, indulge, spare

4. favornoun

   Synonyms:
   kindness, friendliness, countenance, grace, kind regard, good will, propitious aspect

5. favornoun

   Synonyms:
   benefit, act of grace, good deed, kind act

6. favornoun

   Synonyms:
   patronage, championship, support, befriending, defence, vindication

7. favornoun

   Synonyms:
   letter, epistle, communication

8. favornoun

   Synonyms:
   gift, present, token of good will

9. favornoun

   Synonyms:
   (Law.) bias, partiality, prejudice

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1. favornoun

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

   Antonyms:
   disfavor, opposition

2. favorverb

   Synonyms:
   support, countenance, encourage, resemble

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:5.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "favor":

   favour, saleh, service, flower, elevator, favourable, prefer

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How to use favor in a sentence?

1. Trey Kovacs:

   In failing to override the governor’s veto, Missouri lawmakers lost a chance to make history and dealt a devastating blow to worker freedom in favor of special interests and Big Labor.

2. David Chalian:

   We just came through an election where the economy was issue number one and tended to favor Republicans, but there were other issues, like the sanctity and security of our democracy and abortion, that Democrats really rallied around and overperformed expectations in the midterm election, despite the very negative views on the economy.

3. Lakshheish M Patel:

   All attempts are being made through bringing down the share price of government organizations to soil their good image in order to facilitate privatization and favor private corporations and thus politicians want to profit with ill money

4. Richard Blumenthal:

   If the cloture (procedural) vote becomes in effect the opportunity to vote in support of the agreement, I will vote in favor of closing debate.

5. Matthias Wissmann:

   We all hope the vote is in favor of remain. The German auto industry alone has 100 production sites in Britain including suppliers, if there were a trade conflict between Britain and the European Union, the damage would be enormous for everybody.