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Synonyms of favour in English:
favour
See UK English definition of favour
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’
SYNONYMS
patronage, backing, support, aid, assistance, championship, aegis
auspices
5‘I am your lady and you shall wear my favours’
SYNONYMS
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’
SYNONYMS
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’
SYNONYMS
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’
SYNONYMS
oblige, accommodate, gratify, satisfy, humour, indulge, pander to, put oneself out for
honour
6‘Travis favours our father in colouring’
SYNONYMS
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
‘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
‘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
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