favorable
characterized by approval or support; positive: a favorable report.
creating or winning favor; pleasing: to make a favorable impression.
affording advantage, opportunity, or convenience; advantageous: a favorable position.
(of an answer) granting what is desired.
boding well; propitious: The signs are favorable for a new start.
Origin of favorable
1Other words from favorable
- fa·vor·a·ble·ness, noun
- fa·vor·a·bly, adverb
- non·fa·vor·a·ble, adjective
- non·fa·vor·a·ble·ness, noun
- non·fa·vor·a·bly, adverb
- o·ver·fa·vor·a·ble, adjective
- o·ver·fa·vor·a·ble·ness, noun
- o·ver·fa·vor·a·bly, adverb
- pre·fa·vor·a·ble, adjective
- pre·fa·vor·a·bly, adverb
- qua·si-fa·vor·a·ble, adjective
- qua·si-fa·vor·a·bly, adverb
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How to use favorable in a sentence
On a scale of 1 to 100, with 100 being most favorable, views of China are at 32 on average, down from 45 two years ago and from a high of 53 in 1986.
Poll: Sharp partisan differences now exist on foreign policy, views of American exceptionalism | Dan Balz, Scott Clement | September 17, 2020 | Washington PostThe poll shows 47 percent of likely voters have a favorable opinion of Harrison, while 44 percent say the same of Graham.
Trump contradicts CDC director on vaccine; Biden says Americans shouldn’t trust Trump | Colby Itkowitz, Felicia Sonmez, John Wagner | September 16, 2020 | Washington PostBy the spring of 2018, the NLRB’s then-new general counsel, Peter Robb, reached a settlement viewed as favorable to McDonald’s and its franchisees.
“Cover Up”: House Democrats Subpoena Documents That NLRB Refused to Share in Ethics Investigation | by Ian MacDougall | September 15, 2020 | ProPublicaSpeaking of polarization, a handful of the post-convention polls also asked respondents how strongly favorable or unfavorable they felt toward the two nominees.
Trump And Biden Both Got Small Convention Bounces. But Only Biden Got More Popular. | Nathaniel Rakich (nathaniel.rakich@fivethirtyeight.com) | September 11, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightAdditionally, the more favorable cancelation options have alleviated some hesitancy among advertisers at committing to spend millions of dollars.
‘There wasn’t a huge shift’: TV upfront market did not undergo expected overhaul this year | Tim Peterson | September 9, 2020 | Digiday
Even if you look at that in the most favorable light possible, it was not accurate.
All the while they racked up favorable coverage in the mainstream press, and even more sycophantic mentions in the gay press.
The Rise and Fall of Chris Hughes and Sean Eldridge, America’s Worst Gay Power Couple | James Kirchick | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe risk-benefit math becomes less favorable for the older patient.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Risky Heart Surgery | Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD | November 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis is a new spin on a GOP scheme to create a more favorable Republican playing field for the 2016 presidential election.
GOP States’ Hitlist: Abortion, Unions & Hillary | Nancy Kaffer | November 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe signed a commercial deal favorable to South Korea and reached out to Vietnam following recent territorial disputes.
This has a warm though a thin soil, which must be highly favorable to the Vine to induce so exclusive a devotion to it.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyPrima facie, the verdict here is less favorable than in the previous case.
Readings in Money and Banking | Chester Arthur PhillipsIt therefore took under favorable consideration the question of a voluntary clearing system.
Readings in Money and Banking | Chester Arthur PhillipsAnd our surroundings at that particular moment were not the most favorable to coherent thought or plausible theory-building.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairThe last three days hadn't been exactly favorable to a normal state of mind, or well-considered speech.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. Sinclair
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