disfavored 1 of 2

past tense of disfavor

disfavored

2 of 2

adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for disfavored
Verb
  • Even Eli, who hated the book on sight, came around to it by way of class discussions.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Some loved it, but others hated it.
    Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The statement here seemed to be that more people disliked the new branding than the number of people who were fond of the new version.
    Jess Collen, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • These were people Jason disliked.
    Akhil Sharma, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The club rejected her for lack of record.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Combine uneven play with 11 penalties and that’s a cocktail even the Florida student section nauseously rejected.
    Noah White, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The new law also increased spending on immigration enforcement and the military and includes deep spending reductions to Medicaid that Democrats and some Republicans have strongly criticized.
    Zac Anderson, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The president has repeatedly criticized the Fed — especially Chair Jerome Powell — for refusing to cut interest rates.
    Julie Coleman, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
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“Disfavored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disfavored. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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