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more favorable

ADJECTIVE

approving, friendly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agreeable benign encouraging positive supportive sympathetic

WEAK

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

STRONGEST

disadvantageous disagreeable hateful

WEAK

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

ADJECTIVE

good, timely, advantageous

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appropriate beneficial benign convenient encouraging fair helpful pleasant pleasing suitable useful

WEAK

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

STRONGEST

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

WEAK

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

Loans are penalty-free and you pay yourself back at a rate that is more favorable than taking a cash advance on a credit card, for example, Hunter Peterson noted.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 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

Citi expects more favorable monthly inflation readings by June, July, and August.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Abundant surface liquid water earlier in Martian history suggests that conditions for life were once more favorable.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan