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Synonyms of favour in English:

favour


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noun

1‘will you do me a favour?’

SYNONYMS
good turn, service, kind act, good deed, act of kindness, kindness, courtesy, indulgence
benefit, boon
ANTONYMS

disservice

2‘she looked on him with favour’

SYNONYMS
approval, approbation, commendation, esteem, goodwill, kindness, benevolence, friendliness
ANTONYMS

disfavour, disapproval

3‘they accused you of showing favour to one of the players’

SYNONYMS
favouritism, bias, partiality, unfair preference, prejudice, partisanship, one-sidedness

4‘serve the king well and you shall receive his favour’

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patronage, backing, support, aid, assistance, championship, aegis
auspices

5‘I am your lady and you shall wear my favours’

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ribbon, rosette, badge
token, token of affection, token of esteem
keepsake, souvenir, memento
archaic remembrancer

verb

1‘the party favours reform of the electoral system’

SYNONYMS
advocate, recommend, advise, subscribe to, approve of, look on with favour, be in favour of, support, back, champion
campaign for, stand up for, argue for, press for, lobby for, urge, promote, espouse, endorse, sanction, vouch for
informal plug, push
ANTONYMS

oppose

2‘Robyn favours loose dark clothes’

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prefer, go in for, go for, choose, opt for, select, pick, plump for, single out, incline towards, lean towards, be partial to, like
informal fancy
ANTONYMS

dislike

3‘he was angry that his father always favoured George’

SYNONYMS
show favouritism towards, have a bias towards, treat with partiality, have as a favourite, think more highly of, hold in higher regard
indulge, pamper, spoil

4‘the conditions favoured the other team’

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benefit, be to the advantage of, be advantageous to, oblige, help, assist, aid, lend a hand to, advance, abet, succour, serve, be of service to, do someone a favour, meet the needs of
ANTONYMS

hinder

5‘he favoured Lucy with a smile’

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oblige, accommodate, gratify, satisfy, humour, indulge, pander to, put oneself out for
honour

6‘Travis favours our father in colouring’

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resemble, look like, be like, be similar to, bear a resemblance to, remind one of, put one in mind of, take after, have the look of
informal be the spit of, be the spitting image of, be a dead ringer for
archaic bear semblance to
ANTONYMS

differ from


Phrases

    in favour of

    ‘two thirds of them were in favour of a strike’


    SYNONYMS
    on the side of, pro, for, all for, giving support to, giving backing to, right behind, encouraging of, approving of, sympathetic to
    ANTONYMS

    against

    in favour

    ‘the firm remains in favour with investors’


    SYNONYMS
    popular, well liked, liked, favoured, well received, approved, admired, accepted, welcome, sought-after, in demand, desired, wanted
    out of favour

    ‘a company that is out of favour with the stock market’


    SYNONYMS
    in disgrace, unpopular, in bad odour
    informal in someone's bad books, in someone's black books, in the doghouse
    New Zealand informal in the dogbox
    ANTONYMS

    in favour