favor

The word “favor” has 2 syllables: fa-vor

It's pronounced as /ˈfeɪ.vər/

What is synonym and antonym for favor?

In the thesaurus, “favor” has 300 synonyms and 151 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for favor along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for favor

abet
accept
acceptation
accession
acclaim
acclamation
accommodate
accommodation
accord
account
admiration
admire
adoration
adore
adulation
advance
advantage
advocate
affection
agreement
aid
amazement
appease
appetite
applaud
appreciate
appreciation
approbate
approbation
approval
approve
assent
assist
assistance
attachment
attend
award
awe
back
backing
bandwagon
be in favor of
be partial to
be the image of
be the picture of
bear
befriend
benediction
benefit
benevolence
benignity
bent
bequeath
bias
bless
blessing
boom
boon
buck for
cachet
champion
championship
chauvinism
cherish
choose
clean bill of health
clothe
coddle
comfort
commend
compliment
conciliate
concurrence
consent
consideration
cooperation
countenance
courtesy
cover
covet
crave
craving
craze
cronyism
cull
deference
delight
desire
devotion
dig
dispensation
do a kindness
do right by
empower
enable
encourage
encouragement
endorse
endorsement
endow
endue
endure
enhance
enjoy
enjoyment
enrich
enthusiasm
equip
esteem
estimation
eulogize
facilitate
fad
fame
fancy
fashionability
fashionableness
favoritism
feature
fervor
finalization
flash on
fondness
for
formalization
friendliness
further
gift
gladden
go for
go in for
godsend
good turn
good will
goodwill
grace
grant
gratify
gusto
handpick
hankering
heighten
help
hero worship
hold with
homage
homologation
honor
hotness
humor
idolatry
imprimatur
inclination
incline
indorsement
indue
indulge
indulgence
infatuation
interest
invest
kindness
largess
laud
lean toward
leaning
liberty
licence
license
like
liking
lionization
longing
look up to
love
love affair
make exception
manna
mercy
mode
modishness
mollify
mollycoddle
name
nepotism
nod
nonobjectivity
notoriety
oblige
obligement
ok
okay
one-sidedness
opt for
pacify
palate
pamper
parti pris
partiality
partisanship
passion
pat on the back
patronage
patronize
penchant
pick
placate
play favorites
please
ply
popularity
praise
preconception
predilection
predisposition
prefer
preference
prejudgment
prejudice
prepossession
present
privilege
prize
proclivity
prominence
promote
propensity
props
provide
pull strings
rage
ratification
recommend
regard
regard highly
relieve
relish
renown
resemble
respect
reverence
root for
rubber stamp
salute
sanction
satisfaction
satisfy
select
self-opinionatedness
self-partiality
service
shine
show consideration
side with
simulate
single out
smile upon
spare
spoil
stand by
style
succor
supply
support
sustain
take
take a liking to
take a shine to
take after
take kindly to
take to
taste
tendency
tendentiousness
think well of
thirst
thumbs-up
tilt toward
token
tolerate
tooth
treasure
treat well
trend
turn
uphold
use
value
veneration
vogue
voguishness
vote
waiver
want
weakness
will
wonder
wonderment
worship
yen

Antonyms for favor

abhor
abominate
abomination
antipathy
apathy
aversion
blacklist
block
bother
burden
calm
censure
condemn
condemnation
constrain
contempt
criticism
criticize
damn
decline
denial
denounce
denunciation
deny
deplete
deprecate
deprecation
depreciate
depreciation
desert
detachment
detest
detestation
disadvantage
disagree
disallow
disappoint
disappointment
disapprobation
disapproval
disapprove
discard
discommode
discontent
discountenance
discourage
disdain
disenchantment
disfavor
disgruntlement
disgust
disillusionment
disinclination
dislike
disliking
disoblige
disparage
disparagement
dispassion
displeasure
dispossess
disregard
disrespect
dissatisfaction
dissuade
distaste
disturb
divest
drain
encumber
exhaust
fail
fairness
frustrate
halt
hamper
hamstring
hate
hatred
hinder
hindrance
hobble
hold back
hurdle
hurt
ignore
ill will
impartiality
impede
impediment
incommode
inconvenience
indifference
indignation
injury
interference
jettison
let down
loathe
loathing
loss
meanness
mind
mislike
nausea
neglect
neutrality
objectivity
oblivion
obscurity
obstacle
obstruct
open-mindedness
oppose
opposition
opprobrium
prevent
protest
refusal
refuse
reject
rejection
reprehend
reprehension
reproach
reprobate
reprobation
repudiation
repugnance
repulsion
restrain
revulsion
sabotage
saddle
scorn
scunner
skimp
stint
stop
strip
throw away
throw out
thwart
trouble
turn down
unbiasedness
unconcern
unhappiness
unpopularity
veto
weigh

Meanings of favor

noun
1. A kind or helpful deed; an instance of voluntarily assisting (someone).
2. Goodwill; benevolent regard.
3. A small gift; a party favor.
4. Mildness or mitigation of punishment; lenity.
5. The object of regard; person or thing favoured.
6. Appearance; look; countenance; face.
7. Partiality; bias.
8. A letter, a written communication.
9. Anything worn publicly as a pledge of a woman's favor.
10. (in the plural) Lovelocks.
verb
1. To look upon fondly; to prefer.
2. To encourage, conduce to.
3. To do a favor [noun sense 1] for; to show beneficence toward.
4. To treat with care.
5. (including) To resemble, to look like (another person).

Example Sentences

Could you do me a favor and close the window?
The judge ruled in favor of the defendant.
She declined the offer, choosing not to return the favor.
He showed his favor by giving her the best seat at the table.
The teacher does not play favor with any student.

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