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

Last fall, a federal bankruptcy judge ordered the network liquidated, finding evidence that McGraw deleted text messages to conceal plans favoring certain creditors over others. — Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

State government policy favoring the school choice movement, including the passage of an essentially universal private school voucher system, has also changed the shape of the district in recent years. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026

This initiative aligns with a broader consumer trend, particularly among Gen Z, favoring brands with genuine social impact. — Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Many countries will benefit from similar hedgehog strategies that draw on the technological revolution favoring defense, insulating their territories against contagion. — Mark Leonard, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

As royal fans know, the Princess Royal has an undeniably authentic and practical approach to fashion, regularly rewearing decades-old pieces and favoring function over fleeting trends. — Amanda Le, InStyle, 15 Aug. 2026

This, in turn, helps shift weather patterns across the globe, favoring drought in Indonesia and Australia, flooding in parts of South America and many other impacts elsewhere. — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026

The backdrop has become even tougher as higher Treasury yields and elevated oil prices, which pose a particular problem for energy-importing Japan, restore some of the macro forces favoring the dollar. — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026

Designers dislike carpeted stairs, favoring more stylish options that offer the same safety benefits. — Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 12 Aug. 2026