1
as in kindness
an act of kind assistance
a good and generous friend who is always doing favors for others
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2
as in respect
a feeling of great approval and liking
entertainers often learn that the favor of the public can be fickle indeed
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as in approval
an acceptance of something as satisfactory
over the years that kind of movie fell out of favor with the mass audience
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as in bias
an attitude that always favors one way of feeling or acting especially without considering any other possibilities
although his own son is on the hockey team that he coaches, Mr. Watkins conscientiously avoids any show of favor
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as in liking
positive regard for something
was willing to do just about anything to keep the boss's favor
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as in popularity
the state of enjoying widespread approval
after that rock band fell out of favor—almost overnight—the stores couldn't give their CDs away
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1
as in to appease
to do a service or favor for
although she was at the party as a guest, the singer favored us with a song
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2
as in to accept
to have a favorable opinion of
if this measure will reduce our property taxes, then I favor it
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as in to prefer
to show partiality toward
older moviegoers tend to favor films that have certain extras—like a plot and developed characters
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as in to gift
to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute
favored with good looks
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Recent Examples of favor
ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
The odds of Croskey-Merritt leading this backfield are strongly in his favor.
—Steve Bradshaw, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Jay Stahl, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
The apparent abundance of organic compounds on Mars may favor the biological explanation.
—Dirk Schulze-Makuch, Big Think, 17 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Despite those factors weighing in favor of broadcast stations, Carr can influence the decisions of major media companies with threats alone.
—ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
The odds of Croskey-Merritt leading this backfield are strongly in his favor.
—Steve Bradshaw, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
Buttigieg regularly favors a bold blue tie, a white button down shirt and slacks.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
The apparent abundance of organic compounds on Mars may favor the biological explanation.
—Dirk Schulze-Makuch, Big Think, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for favor
Noun
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Having a solid structure in place can allow kindness to thrive without compromising the performance of your team or operations.—
Roxana Diaconu,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Your loving kindness stays with me.—
Carson Blackwelder,
People.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Clearly Putin is determined to see nothing less than the destruction of a democratic Ukraine tethered to Europe and has no respect for the international rule of law or his counterparts.—
Oleksandra Matviichuk,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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The play’s revival at The Shed meets New York City in simplicity, inviting the audience’s spiritual imagination with respect to traditional Yoruba conventions of performance.—
Essence,
Essence,
17 Sep. 2025
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By September, that balance had inched upward to 44 percent approval and 53 percent disapproval—a modest improvement.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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On the economy, the survey found a 40% overall approval of the president's actions, with 59% disapproving.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
21 Sep. 2025
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However, that isn’t the case, suggesting that there is a gender bias across all industries and backgrounds.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The most subjective of all the beauty categories, fragrance is incredibly tricky to judge—bound up in biases (not to mention allergies), personal memories, and cultural preferences.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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The pet parent, who runs her dog's TikTok account @cocodecocker, noticed her cocker spaniel's fur around her face got a bit long for her liking, with the hair on top of her head fully covering her eyes.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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There was a lot of concern about how the Razorbacks' defense would hang with a faster, more talented offense, and so far the answer is not to Arkansas' liking.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Sep. 2025
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This kind of pulling back isn't unusual as airlines adjust to actual demand at a new airport, but carriers cutting capacity is not a promising sign for the airport's popularity.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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The post's popularity reflects ongoing tensions over rent distribution in expensive markets like New York, where housing costs remain among the nation's highest.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In fact, Western leaders are mostly appeasing domestic constituencies outraged by the suffering of ordinary Gazans.—
Bloomberg Opinion,
Twin Cities,
16 Sep. 2025
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Spin-Off and Beyond Holliday’s popularity was so immense (and to potentially appease Linda Lavin), CBS gave her a spinoff, Flo, which ran for two seasons (1980–81) and earned her another Golden Globe nomination.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The bid was accepted by the club, but ultimately fell through.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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This could be relevant to ongoing efforts to determine whether sensory experiences during breastfeeding can influence how readily infants accept new foods upon weaning, and perhaps even their later food preferences.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Favor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/favor. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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