Synonyms for

Favourable

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Definition

giving an advantage; expressing approval or support

Synonyms & similar words

unfavorable favorable golden prosperous lucky advantageous positive helpful beneficial useful conducive welcoming friendly agreeable pleasing approving supportive sympathetic gracious kind good propitious opportune fortunate lucky

Synonyms by register

Formal

advantageous beneficial positive conducive

Informal

good great helpful promising

Literary

auspicious benign propitious

Antonyms

unfavorable adverse negative disadvantageous hostile unpropitious

Common collocations

  • favourable conditions
  • favourable outcome
  • favourable review
  • favourable terms
  • favourable opinion
  • favourable response
  • favourable wind

Word family

noun favour
verb favour
adjective favourable
adverb favourably

Usage note

Often used to describe conditions, outcomes, or opinions that are positive or helpful. Can also refer to a gentle breeze that aids sailing.

Example sentences

  1. The teacher gave the student a favourable report card.
  2. The weather forecast is favourable for outdoor activities.
  3. The politician hopes to have a favourable outcome in the election.
  4. The company's earnings report was not favourable.
  5. The judge's ruling was favourable to the defendant.

Quotes

  • 'In all things it is better to hope than to despair.' - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  • 'Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.' - Winston Churchill
  • 'The only way to do great work is to love what you do.' - Steve Jobs

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