Synonyms of favors

favors 1 of 2

noun

plural of favor

1

as in services

an act of kind assistance

a good and generous friend who is always doing favors for others

Synonyms & Similar Words

• services
• privileges
• courtesies
• benevolences
• graces
• indulgences
• mercies
• advantages
• benefits
• boons
• turns
• waivers
• dispensations
• blessings
• liberties
• licenses
• godsends
• mannas

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• obstacles
• impediments
• interferences
• hurdles
• hindrances

2

as in regards

a feeling of great approval and liking

entertainers often learn that the favor of the public can be fickle indeed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• regards
• respects
• admirations
• appreciations
• adorations
• interests
• praises
• esteems
• estimations
• loves
• reverences
• affections
• honors
• enthusiasms
• uses
• accounts
• likes
• enjoyments
• preferences
• relishes
• tastes
• fancies
• partialities
• worships
• shines
• delights
• approbations
• appetites
• deferences
• props
• adulations
• infatuations
• wonders
• acclamations
• passions
• prejudices
• biases
• homages
• awes
• idolatries
• hero worships
• lionizations
• attachments
• venerations
• devotions
• amazements
• wonderments

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disdains
• scorns
• condemnations
• disfavors
• disappointments
• disapprovals
• disregards
• discontents
• hates
• dislikes
• indignations
• contempts
• disillusionments
• disenchantments
• displeasures
• hatreds
• disfavors
• aversions
• repulsions
• distastes
• disgusts
• disinclinations
• antipathies
• abominations
• revulsions
• repugnances
• dissatisfactions
• opprobriums
• disgruntlements
• loathings
• deprecations
• detestations
• nauseas

3

as in approvals

an acceptance of something as satisfactory

over the years that kind of movie fell out of favor with the mass audience

Synonyms & Similar Words

• approvals
• blessings
• supports
• approbations
• assents
• votes
• nods
• pats on the back
• endorsements
• OKs
• imprimaturs
• clean bills of health
• backings
• sanctions
• consents
• ratifications
• likings
• agreements
• satisfactions
• cachets
• goodwills
• rubber stamps
• benedictions
• formalizations
• finalizations
• acceptations
• homologations
• thumbs-ups
• concurrences
• accessions
• countenances

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disapprovals
• refusals
• rejections
• disfavors
• dislikes
• repudiations
• dissatisfactions
• criticisms
• disapprobations
• denunciations
• condemnations
• censures
• depreciations
• disparagements
• reproaches
• deprecations
• reprehensions
• reprobations
• opprobriums

4

as in likes

positive regard for something

was willing to do just about anything to keep the boss's favor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• likes
• likings
• appetites
• uses
• tastes
• preferences
• relishes
• enthusiasms
• shines
• cravings
• tendencies
• thirsts
• loves
• desires
• partialities
• fancies
• love affairs
• interests
• passions
• weaknesses
• prejudices
• longings
• biases
• inclinations
• teeth
• gustoes
• leanings
• propensities
• yens
• bents
• palates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dislikes
• hatreds
• disfavors
• aversions
• loathings
• distastes
• disgusts
• mislikes
• disinclinations
• indifferences
• apathies

favors

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of favor

1

as in obliges

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

• obliges
• delights
• accommodates
• appeases
• pleases
• indulges
• assists
• helps
• satisfies
• aids
• coddles
• pampers
• humors
• placates
• supports
• gratifies
• ministers (to)
• pacifies
• gladdens
• mollycoddles
• comforts
• conciliates
• relieves
• abets
• mollifies
• attends
• succors
• cares (for)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• troubles
• disturbs
• bothers
• weighs
• inconveniences
• fails
• burdens
• hinders
• disappoints
• encumbers
• hampers
• disobliges
• opposes
• saddles
• constrains
• impedes
• deserts
• obstructs
• restrains
• incommodes
• discommodes
• lets down
• thwarts
• frustrates
• holds back
• hobbles
• sabotages
• hamstrings

2

as in accepts

to have a favorable opinion of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accepts
• tolerates
• supports
• likes
• approves (of)
• enjoys
• goes for
• cares (for)
• subscribes (to)
• holds with
• applauds
• recommends
• countenances
• praises
• salutes
• sustains
• takes kindly to
• OKs
• lauds
• upholds
• consents (to)
• endures
• commends
• concurs (in)
• acclaims
• backs (up)
• assents (to)
• stands by
• bears

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disfavors
• disapproves (of)
• criticizes
• denounces
• condemns
• disparages
• frowns (on or upon)
• deprecates
• dislikes
• depreciates
• hates
• censures
• damns
• minds
• discountenances
• opposes
• detests
• loathes
• objects (to)
• reprehends
• blacklists
• reprobates
• dissents (from)

3

as in prefers

to show partiality toward

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prefers
• likes
• enjoys
• chooses
• wants
• leans (toward or towards)
• cares (for)
• picks
• goes in for
• relishes
• adores
• fancies
• desires
• selects
• appreciates
• covets
• craves
• is partial to
• grooves (on)
• admires
• delights (in)
• revels (in)
• wishes (for)
• tends (to)
• names
• takes
• digs
• biases
• cherishes
• prizes
• prejudices
• values
• treasures
• cottons (to)
• inclines (toward)
• singles (out)
• culls
• handpicks
• hankers (for or after)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dislikes
• disfavors
• hates
• abhors
• detests
• loathes
• refuses
• rejects
• declines
• mislikes
• turns down
• discards
• abominates
• throws away
• throws out
• jettisons

4

as in gifts

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

favored with good looks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gifts
• blesses
• endows
• equips
• provides
• invests
• supplies
• endues
• clothes
• grants
• awards
• empowers
• enables
• enhances
• bestows (on or upon)
• enriches
• accords
• confers (on)
• bequeaths
• heightens
• wills
• covers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strips
• divests
• exhausts
• depletes
• drains
• dispossesses
• skimps
• stints

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of favors

Noun

But for all Vicki’s faults, this season of RHOC is also doing her no favors. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2026

Lula was eventually convicted of corruption and money laundering in Curitiba in 2017, in a case involving a luxury beachfront apartment prosecutors alleged builder OAS had promised him for favors. — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026

Proving an exchange of cash for favors often requires the kind of inconvertible evidence that undercover recordings can provide. — Molly Redden, ProPublica, 20 Oct. 2026

Netanyahu has been accused of offering or exchanging favors with wealthy associates and media moguls for political gain. — Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026

Arch is getting no favors from Sarkisian, but the quarterback is not a first-rounder. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Where O’Hare favors in person meetings over meals, Simmons has been pushing her message out on social media. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026

Uthmeier, on the other hand, has repeatedly done favors for campaign donors — everyone from developers to car dealers in a move meant bolster profits for dealers while hiking costs for consumers. — Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

Traditional wedding favors and gifts are increasingly being replaced by products — or somewhat more precious pieces — that fit this concept, last longer and have lasting value. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026

Verb

Two industries that Oppenheimer favors now are commercial services and insurance. — Deena Zaidi,nick Wells, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026

The musician also favors flats or jazz-style silhouettes that are typically easy to walk in. — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2026

Still, the momentum, by his forecast, strongly favors the Democrats. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026

Beauty trends are constantly evolving, and this year clearly favors a more textured and luminous complexion—one that isn’t excessively shiny. — Jeanne Ballion, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026

That change favors wetter conditions across the United States, while much of the north tends to be drier and experience milder temperatures. — Sam Hart, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

The Sun enters your 3rd House, beginning a month that favors learning, writing, conversations, local activity, and following questions farther than usual. — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 23 Oct. 2026

Berg, working with DP Jacques Jouffret, favors close shots that force us to experience battle much like our heroes do, as confusing, terrifying bursts of mayhem. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026

For a bottle of the real thing, Sakai recommends Fukuraijun hon mirin, while Shimbo favors Mikawa hon mirin from Sumiya Bunjiro Brewery. — Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026