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

Hospitals fought back, and Congress rejected the proposal, instead favoring a voluntary approach desired by the industry. — Stephanie Armour, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026

Hong, favoring a backward-facing view of the mayhem, shoots in lengthy takes that swerve and snake with rough-and-tumble precision; the energies of car and camera seem to fuse into one. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

The Justice Department has separately opened investigations into UCLA, UC San Diego and Stanford medical schools, accusing them of favoring Black and Latino students in admissions. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Finally, regarding Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey, his tone has skewed dovish in recent months, favoring a wait-and-see approach to the impact of the Middle East conflict. — CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

But overall the slate of projects has shifted toward heavily favoring superhero men while removing or declining superhero women. — Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Hospitals fought back, and Congress rejected the proposal, instead favoring a voluntary approach desired by industry. — Stephanie Armour, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

The name of the game is an energetic wine list favoring biodynamic and natural wines, snacks, cocktails and… ice cream. — The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026

But national polling has now moved the race from a tossup to one favoring a second term for Ossoff. — Chris Joyner, AJC.com, 24 Aug. 2026