Synonyms of favoring

favoring

verb

present participle of favor

1

as in appeasing

to do a service or favor for

although she was at the party as a guest, the singer favored us with a song

Synonyms & Similar Words

• appeasing
• delighting
• obliging
• assisting
• indulging
• accommodating
• helping
• satisfying
• pleasing
• humoring
• aiding
• supporting
• placating
• coddling
• conciliating
• abetting
• pampering
• pacifying
• relieving
• comforting
• gratifying
• mollifying
• mollycoddling
• attending
• ministering (to)
• succoring
• gladdening
• caring (for)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• weighing
• troubling
• bothering
• burdening
• disturbing
• failing
• opposing
• disappointing
• saddling
• restraining
• impeding
• hindering
• encumbering
• deserting
• obstructing
• constraining
• hampering
• inconveniencing
• disobliging
• incommoding
• discommoding
• letting down
• hobbling
• thwarting
• holding back
• sabotaging
• frustrating
• hamstringing

2

as in accepting

to have a favorable opinion of

if this measure will reduce our property taxes, then I favor it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accepting
• tolerating
• supporting
• liking
• approving (of)
• subscribing (to)
• countenancing
• going for
• enjoying
• praising
• applauding
• caring (for)
• recommending
• holding with
• sustaining
• upholding
• lauding
• saluting
• taking kindly to
• OK'ing
• commending
• acclaiming
• enduring
• standing by
• backing (up)
• consenting (to)
• concurring (in)
• assenting (to)
• bearing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• criticizing
• condemning
• denouncing
• frowning (on or upon)
• disapproving (of)
• disparaging
• disfavoring
• deprecating
• depreciating
• censuring
• blacklisting
• disliking
• damning
• opposing
• hating
• discountenancing
• minding
• dissenting (from)
• reprobating
• loathing
• objecting (to)
• reprehending
• detesting

3

as in preferring

to show partiality toward

older moviegoers tend to favor films that have certain extras—like a plot and developed characters

Synonyms & Similar Words

• preferring
• liking
• enjoying
• choosing
• wanting
• leaning (toward or towards)
• picking
• going in for
• caring (for)
• selecting
• relishing
• desiring
• being partial to
• adoring
• fancying
• naming
• appreciating
• prejudicing
• coveting
• biasing
• digging
• culling
• taking
• admiring
• reveling (in)
• delighting (in)
• grooving (on)
• craving
• handpicking
• valuing
• wishing (for)
• singling (out)
• hankering (for or after)
• tending (to)
• cherishing
• cottoning (to)
• inclining (toward)
• treasuring
• prizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disfavoring
• disliking
• hating
• refusing
• rejecting
• abhorring
• detesting
• declining
• loathing
• discarding
• misliking
• turning down
• jettisoning
• abominating
• throwing away
• throwing out

4

as in endowing

to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute

favored with good looks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• endowing
• gifting
• blessing
• equipping
• providing
• supplying
• investing
• granting
• awarding
• enduing
• according
• clothing
• empowering
• enhancing
• enabling
• bestowing (on or upon)
• heightening
• enriching
• conferring (on)
• covering
• bequeathing
• willing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stripping
• divesting
• draining
• depleting
• exhausting
• dispossessing
• skimping
• stinting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of favoring

Single-species forests of conifers are drier than mixed forests of broadleaf trees and conifers, favoring flames. — ABC News, 31 July 2026

Democratic leaders fear that the outlier opinions favoring police defunding may again tarnish the party’s brand and sink its chances of gaining ground in Congress, governor’s mansions and statehouses nationwide. — Matt Brown, Fortune, 31 July 2026

Meanwhile, a January 2025 Gallup poll found that 54% wanted to end daylight saving time, with 48% preferring year-round standard time and 24% favoring permanent daylight saving time. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 31 July 2026

The job market is favoring those who are more established and leaving early-entry level candidates in the dust. — Colleen Batchelder, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

And then during a 7-on-7 rep on Wednesday, the rookie out of Tennessee went down without contact, favoring his left leg. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 29 July 2026

Wearing both of those hats can create conflict because heirs often disagree over whether the person managing the estate is acting for the benefit of everyone or favoring their own interests. — Naomi Cahn, The Conversation, 29 July 2026

Until Friday, Charli had spent most of July favoring a closed, pointed-toe pump. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 26 July 2026

Similarly undeterred by markets not favoring Philadelphia in its pursuit of James, the 76ers completed their unexpected overhaul to become one of the clear frontrunners for the 2026-27 season. — Scott Phillips, New York Times, 24 July 2026