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favoredadjective granted special treatment or attentionthe youngest child was also the most favored—much to the envy of his siblings beloved, cherished, darling, dear, fair-haired, favorite, fond, loved, pet, precious, special, sweet, white-headed admired, adored, appreciated, esteemed, relished, reveredprized, treasuredpreferred unbeloved abhorred, abominated, despised, detested, disdained, disfavored, disliked, execrated, hated, loathed, unfavoriteabandoned, forgotten, ignoredalienated, estranged singled out from a number or group as more to one's likingfor a favored few, the restaurant always has a table available, no matter how busy it is cherry-picked, choice, chosen, elect, favorite, first-line, handpicked, picked, preferred, select, selected fashionableexclusiveculled, picked over, screened, weeded (out), winnowed (out) of choice average, common, commonplace, ordinary, run-of-the-mill favoredverbpast tense of favorto do a service or favor foralthough she was at the party as a guest, the singer favored us with a song accommodated, obliged humored, indulgedcoddled, mollycoddled, pamperedappeased, conciliated, mollified, pacified, placateddelighted, gladdened, gratified, pleased, satisfiedabetted, aided, assisted, helped, supportedattended, cared (for), comforted, ministered (to), relieved, succored disobliged bothered, discommoded, disturbed, incommoded, inconvenienced, troubledburdened, encumbered, saddled, weigheddeserted, disappointed, failed, let downconstrained, hampered, hamstrung, held back, hindered, hobbled, impeded, obstructed, restrainedfrustrated, opposed, sabotaged, thwarted to have a favorable opinion ofif this measure will reduce our property taxes, then I favor it accepted, approved (of), cared (for), countenanced, OK'd(or okayed), subscribed (to) acclaimed, applauded, lauded, praised, salutedbacked (up), concurred (in), stood by, supported, sustained, upheldbore, endured, toleratedassented (to), consented (to)commended, recommendedenjoyed, liked held with, took kindly to, went for disapproved (of), discountenanced, disfavored, frowned (on or upon) blacklisted, censured, condemned, criticized, damned, denounced, deprecated, depreciated, disparaged, reprehended, reprobateddisliked, mindeddetested, hated, loatheddissented (from), objected (to), opposed to show partiality towardolder moviegoers tend to favor films that have certain extras—like a plot and developed characters cared (for), leaned (toward or towards), liked, preferred adored, cottoned (to), delighted (in), dug, enjoyed, fancied, grooved (on), relished, reveled (in)(or revelled (in))chose, culled, handpicked, named, picked, selected, singled (out), tookcoveted, craved, desired, hankered (for or after), wanted, wished (for)biased(or biassed), prejudicedinclined (toward), tended (to)admired, appreciated, cherished, prized, treasured, valued was partial to, went in for disfavored, disliked, mislikedabhorred, abominated, detested, hated, loatheddeclined, refused, rejected, turned downdiscarded, jettisoned, threw away, threw out to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attributefavored with good looks blessed(also blest), endowed, endued(or indued), gifted, invested equipped, provided, suppliedbestowed (on or upon), clothed(or clad), conferred (on), coveredaccorded, awarded, grantedempowered, enabled, enhanced, enriched, heightenedbequeathed, willed dispossessed, divested, stripped(also stript)depleted, drained, exhaustedskimped, stinted in the 15th century |