favored

adjective

fa·​vored ˈfā-vərd 

1

: having an appearance or features of a particular kind

hard-favored

2

: endowed with special advantages or gifts

3

: providing preferential treatment

favored rates of credit

Synonyms of favored

• loved
• cherished
• beloved
• favorite
• precious

Examples of favored in a Sentence

She enjoys a favored position in the company.

The team is heavily favored to win the championship.

Recent Examples on the Web

This dynamic that has produced a glut of companies in favored sectors like green technology, electric vehicles, and semiconductors, chasing far more customers than the market, domestic or global, can support. — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 29 July 2026

Listenupshance was the surprise winner of Saturday’s Grade I Bing Crosby Stakes in a race marred by a right front leg injury to the favored Cornucopian. — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2026

Each time, job losses were met with commissions and task forces, issuing job predictions and calls for government to plan and spur jobs in favored sectors, such as clean energy, healthcare and social services. — Michael Bernick, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

Of that $35 million, nearly $10 million in Medicaid settlement money was funneled through the first lady’s favored charity, Hope Florida, to anti-amendment efforts. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing favored

• ill-favored
• well-favored

Rhymes for favored

• disfavored
• favoured
• flavored
• flavoured
• quavered
• savored
• savoured
• wavered