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Synonyms & Antonyms for disfavor
Synonyms: Noun
allergy, averseness, aversion, disinclination, dislike, disliking, disrelish, down [chiefly British], mislike
Synonyms: Verb
Antonyms: Noun
appetite, favor, fondness, like, liking, partiality, preference, relish, shine, taste, use
Antonyms: Verb
adore, cotton (to), delight (in), dig, enjoy, fancy, groove (on), like, love, relish, revel (in)
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Examples of disfavor in a Sentence
Noun
He regarded their proposal with disfavor. They looked with disfavor upon her.Verb
The current laws favor large businesses and disfavor smaller businesses. a style of stage acting that is disfavored by most theatergoers today
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In one case Judge Kavanaugh incurred the disfavor of both sides of the political spectrum for seeking to ensure the availability of contraceptive services for women while minimizing the involvement of employers with religious objections. — Stavros Agorakis, Vox, "Read the full transcript of Sen. Collins’s speech announcing she’ll vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh," 5 Oct. 2018 In 1577, Ghiyas—possibly in debt or disfavor with the Safavid Shah, Isma’il II—and his pregnant wife left Herat (today Afghanistan’s third-largest city) for Mughal India. — Maxwell Carter, WSJ, "‘Empress’ Review: Light of the Mughal World," 13 July 2018 The relative popularity or public disfavor of Trump could bleed into the Senate election. — Stephen Koff, cleveland.com, "Jim Renacci wins U.S. Senate primary, setting up challenge to Sherrod Brown in the fall," 8 May 2018 After winning or sharing four Big Ten titles, he was fired in 1987 after falling into disfavor with Ohio State President Ed Jennings. — Mitch Stacy, chicagotribune.com, "Former Ohio State football coach Earle Bruce dies at 87," 20 Apr. 2018 After winning or sharing four Big Ten titles, he was fired in 1987 after falling into disfavor with Ohio State president Ed Jennings. — Mitch Stacy And Rusty Miller, BostonGlobe.com, "Earle Bruce, 87; coached Ohio State after mentor fell from grace," 20 Apr. 2018 Winning unanimous disfavor, however, was the petite size of the six shrimp on the plate. — Tim Smith, baltimoresun.com, "Get It Inn provides spicy addition to Locust Point," 18 Apr. 2018 Another cabinet member falling into some disfavor is Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. — Louise Radnofsky, WSJ, "Cabinet May Get More Scrutiny From President Trump," 30 Mar. 2018 The female plaintiffs argue that the company’s internal rating system discriminates against women and disfavors professional advancement for women. — Cyrus Farivar, Ars Technica, "“Women at Microsoft are sexualized by their male managers,” lawsuit alleges," 13 Mar. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
The Democratic Party has become defined by women’s enthusiasm: There are more women running for office in 2018 than ever before, and women’s disfavor toward President Trump could be a big factor in Democrats’ strategy in the next two elections. — Dylan Scott, Vox, "Joe Biden apologizes again about Anita Hill during the Kavanaugh firestorm," 21 Sep. 2018 Under the original Graham-Cassidy bill, the formula for the block grants was seen by some as disfavoring states that already expanded Medicaid coverage under Obamacare. — Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, "Conservatives Plan to Take One Last Shot at Obamacare Repeal Before Midterms," 30 Apr. 2018 The election cycles of Western democracies, in contrast, tend to disfavor long-term strategic planning on foreign policy goals. — Margarita Jaitner, Washington Post, "There’s more to Russia’s cyber interference than the Mueller probe suggests," 12 Mar. 2018 Among those higher principles is the Constitution’s blanket prohibition on favoring or disfavoring one religion over another. — Cristian Farias, Daily Intelligencer, "In the Travel-Ban Case, Supreme Court Seems Ready to Let Trump Be Trump," 25 Apr. 2018 The state violated the First Amendment, the challengers argue, by disfavoring some citizens on the basis of their political views. — NBC News, "Supreme Court takes new look at partisan gerrymandering," 27 Mar. 2018 In its 69-page complaint authored by attorneys Jean-Marie Atamian and Jordan Sagalowsky of the law firm Mayer Brown, NASL stresses that U.S. Soccer has disfavored it from the start. — Michael Mccann, SI.com, "How NASL's New Lawsuit vs. U.S. Soccer Compares, Contrasts to Federal One," 8 Feb. 2018 The state Supreme Court ruled January 22 that the current map is excessively partisan, amounting to a gerrymander intended to permanently disfavor Democrats. — Pete Williams, NBC News, "Supreme Court won’t block new Pennsylvania congressional maps," 5 Feb. 2018 Antitrust exemptions generally are disfavored by the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission, which enforce U.S. antitrust laws. — Brent Kendall, WSJ, "News Publishers Team Up to Take On Facebook, Google," 10 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'disfavor.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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