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favorable

adjective

1 favorable

Encouraging or approving or pleasing:
— A favorable reply.
— He received a favorable rating.
— Listened with a favorable ear.
— Made a favorable impression.

synonym: favourable.

Roget 602: willing, minded, fain, disposed, inclined, favorable; favorably-minded, favorably inclined, favorably disposed; nothing loth; in the vein, in the mood, in the humor, in the mind.    ... show more

Roget 707: aiding etc. v.; auxiliary, adjuvant, helpful; coadjuvant etc. 709; subservient, ministrant, ancillary, accessory, subsidiary.    ... show more

Polish: przychylny

2 favorable

of winds or weather Tending to promote or facilitate:
— The days were fair and the winds were favorable.

synonym: favourable.

3 favorable

Presaging or likely to bring good luck or a good outcome:
— A favorable time to ask for a raise.

synonyms: favourable, golden, lucky, prosperous.

Roget 134: opportune, timely, well-timed, timeful, seasonable.    providential, lucky, fortunate, happy, favorable, propitious, auspicious, critical; suitable ... show more

4 favorable

Giving an advantage.

synonyms: advantageous, favourable.

Roget 648: harmless, hurtless; unobnoxious, innocuous, innocent, inoffensive.    beneficial, valuable, of value; serviceable etc. (useful) 644; advantageous, ... show more


Moby thesaurus: accommodating, accommodative, accordant, acquiescent, advantageous, advisable, advocating, affirmative, agreeable, agreeing, alacritous, amenable, amiable, amicable, approbatory, appropriate, approving, ardent, assenting, auspicious ... show more.

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