favored

[ fey-verd ]

adjective

1. regarded or treated with preference or partiality:

   Her beauty made her the favored child.

2. enjoying special advantages; privileged:

   to be born into the favored classes.

3. of specified appearance (usually used in combination):

   ill-favored.

Other Words From

• favored·ly adverb
• favored·ness noun
• non·favored adjective
• un·favored adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of favored¹

First recorded in 1350–1400, favored is from the Middle English word favo(u)red. See favor, -ed ²

Example Sentences

The more hands-off approach favored by Trump could aid such medical device developers.

From Los Angeles Times

Rubio, a hawkish Republican who has consistently favored American military intervention overseas, nominally diverges from Grenell and other America First proponents who say that they to want prioritize U.S. interests rather act as a world policeman.

From Salon

“Permanently posting the Ten Commandments in every Louisiana public-school classroom—rendering them unavoidable—unconstitutionally pressures students into religious observance, veneration, and adoption of the state’s favored religious scripture,” the parents wrote in their court filing.

From Salon

They indeed won’t have much time to ponder a game in which they had all their offensive weapons complementing their frenetic young defense, a game in which they were properly favored and should have won.

From Los Angeles Times

In this election, an estimated 55% of Latino male voters favored Trump, up from 32% in 2016, exit polls showed.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• preferred
• recommended
• selected