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| Main Entry: |
favorable
 [fey-ver-uh-buhl, feyv-ruh-] 
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | approving, friendly |
| Synonyms: | acclamatory, affirmative, agreeable, amicable, approbative, approbatory, assenting, benevolent, benign, benignant, commending, complimentary, encouraging, enthusiastic, in favor of, inclined, kind, kindly, laudatory, okay, positive, praiseful, predisposed, reassuring, recommendatory, supportive, sympathetic, understanding, welcoming, well-disposed, well-intentioned |
| Antonyms: | bad, disagreeable, unfavorable, unfriendly, unpromising |
| Main Entry: | affirmative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | being agreeable or assenting |
| Synonyms: | acknowledging, acquiescent, affirmatory, affirming, approving, complying, concurring, confirmative, confirmatory, confirming, consenting, corroborative, endorsing, favorable, positive, ratifying, supporting |
| Antonyms: | dissenting, negative |
| Main Entry: | agreeable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | willing to be in unison, assent |
| Synonyms: | acquiescent, amenable, approving, complying, concurring, congenial, consenting, favorable, grateful, in accord, responsive, sympathetic, well-disposed, willing |
| Antonyms: | disagreeable, incongruous, repugnant, unwilling |
Example Sentences
- But he did point out the species adapted to an earlier collapse of favorable environmental conditions before humans emerged.
- The high humidity would generally make regional conditions favorable for fungi development.
- It's sad to see such an obsolete and downright dangerous theory get this favorable write-up.
| Main Entry: | appreciative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | understanding, recognizing worth |
| Synonyms: | admiring, affectionate, alive, aware, cognizant, conscious, considerate, cooperative, cordial, enlightened, enthusiastic, favorable, friendly, generous, keen, kindly, knowledgeable, magnanimous, mindful, perceptive, pleased, receptive, regardful, respectful, responsive, satisfied, sensitive, supportive, sympathetic, understanding |
| Antonyms: | ignorant, neglectful |
| Main Entry: | auspicious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | encouraging; favorable |
| Synonyms: | advantageous, bright, favorable, felicitous, fortunate, golden, halcyon, happy, hopeful, lucky, opportune, promising, propitious, prosperous, rosy, timely, well-timed |
| Notes: | auspicious implies success in the future while propitious means favorable conditions are present; auspicious means promising or of good omen - not just special or memorable |
| Antonyms: | inauspicious, inopportune, ominous, unfortunate, unhappy, unlucky |
| Main Entry: | beneficial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | advantageous |
| Synonyms: | benign, constructive, favorable, favoring, gainful, good, good for what ails you, healthful, helpful, profitable, propitious, salubrious, salutary, serviceable, toward, useful, valuable, what the doctor ordered, wholesome, worthy |
| Antonyms: | disadvantageous, harmful, hurting, unfortunate, unhelpful, unrewarding |
| Main Entry: | benign |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | kindly |
| Synonyms: | amiable, beneficent, benevolent, benignant, complaisant, congenial, favorable, friendly, generous, genial, gentle, good, goodhearted, gracious, kind, liberal, merciful, mild, obliging, sympathetic |
| Antonyms: | hateful, hostile, hurtful, injurious, malignant, unkind |
| Main Entry: | benign |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | mild, especially describing weather |
| Synonyms: | auspicious, balmy, bright, favorable, fortunate, gentle, healthful, propitious, refreshing, temperate, warm |
| Antonyms: | bad, severe |
| Main Entry: | benign |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | advantageous |
| Synonyms: | auspicious, beneficent, benevolent, bright, charitable, dexter, encouraging, favorable, fortunate, good, lucky, merciful, propitious, salutary, smiling |
| Antonyms: | disadvantageous, harmful, hurtful |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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