favorable

[ fey-ver-uh-buhl, feyv-ruh- ]

adjective

1. characterized by approval or support; positive:

   a favorable report.

2. creating or winning favor; pleasing:

   to make a favorable impression.

3. affording advantage, opportunity, or convenience; advantageous:

   a favorable position.

4. (of an answer) granting what is desired.
5. boding well; propitious:

   The signs are favorable for a new start.

Other Words From

• favor·a·ble·ness noun
• favor·a·bly adverb
• non·favor·a·ble adjective
• non·favor·a·ble·ness noun
• non·favor·a·bly adverb
• over·favor·a·ble adjective
• over·favor·a·ble·ness noun
• over·favor·a·bly adverb
• pre·favor·a·ble adjective
• pre·favor·a·bly adverb
• quasi-favor·a·ble adjective
• quasi-favor·a·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of favorable¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Anglo-French, Middle French, from Latin favōrābilis; equivalent to favor + -able

Example Sentences

Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler plans to resign on Jan. 20, a decision that paves the way for President-elect Donald Trump to reshape the agency into a more favorable environment for crypto and Wall Street.

From Salon

Southern Ventura County is a “favorable corridor” for dry offshore winds, said Ariel Cohen, the lead meteorologist at the National Weather Service’s Oxnard office.

From Los Angeles Times

The studies discovered that favorable nanoparticle-protein interactions can be predicted from machine learning models that are trained from atom-scale molecular dynamics simulations.

From Science Daily

Crypto is expected to lobby for a more favorable regulatory environment, but also faces questions about who will keep campaign donors in check and consumers safe, Salon reported.

From Salon

As Trump readies to take office in January with a Republican-controlled Congress and a favorable Supreme Court behind him, leftist organizers for transgender rights, reproductive freedom and Palestinian liberation are preparing to face greater barriers to expanding the freedoms they seek and having their demands met under his administration.

From Salon

Related Words

• appropriate
• beneficial
• benign
• convenient
• encouraging
• fair
• helpful
• pleasant
• pleasing
• suitable
• useful