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more favorable

ADJECTIVE

approving, friendly

Synonyms

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agreeable benign encouraging positive supportive sympathetic

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acclamatory affirmative amicable approbative approbatory assenting benevolent benignant commending complimentary enthusiastic in favor of inclined kind kindly laudatory okay praiseful predisposed reassuring recommendatory understanding welcoming well-disposed well-intentioned

Antonyms

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disadvantageous disagreeable hateful

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bad derogatory detrimental harmful hindering hurtful hurting injurious unfavorable unfriendly unhelpful unpromising

ADJECTIVE

good, timely, advantageous

Synonyms

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appropriate beneficial benign convenient encouraging fair helpful pleasant pleasing suitable useful

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auspicious benefic bright cheering fit fortunate full of promise gratifying happy healthful hopeful kindly lucky nice opportune pleasurable pleasureful promising propitious prosperous providential reassuring seasonable toward welcome well-timed wholesome worthy

Antonyms

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disadvantageous harmful hateful hurtful improper inappropriate injurious unacceptable unfitting unhelpful unsuitable unsuited useless worthless

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bad derogatory detrimental disagreeable hindering hurting unfavorable unfriendly unpromising

Example Sentences

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There appears to be no go-shop with Taylor Morrision, although the company will pay Berkshire a termination fee of about $221 million if it reaches a more favorable deal with another buyer.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

As a result, he said, Joshua trees are losing much more habitat than they’re able to gain by establishing in new, more favorable areas.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Rising interest rates present a headwind for dividend stocks, though the current outlook is more favorable than the 2022 rate hike period.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

"Even today, despite the complexities of borders, population densities and social inequalities, humans continue to migrate for the same fundamental reasons: to find more favorable areas, reunite with loved ones and join mutual aid networks."

From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026

It’s just that some environments provide more starting materials, and more favorable conditions for utilizing inventions, than do other environments.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond