Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb favor
1 of 4 senses of favor
Sense 1
prefer, favor, favour
=> advantage
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb favor
1 of 4 senses of favor
Sense 1
prefer, favor, favour
=> advantage
Entailment of verb favor
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb favor
4 senses of favor
Sense 1
prefer, favor, favour
=> promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate
Sense 2
favor, favour
=> see consider, reckon, view, regard
Sense 3
favor, favour
=> spare, save
Sense 4
privilege, favor, favour
=> permit, allow let countenance
Familiarity of verb favor
favor used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb favor
Sense 1
prefer, favor, favour
=> promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate
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Sense 2
favor, favour
=> see consider, reckon, view, regard
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Sense 3
favor, favour
=> spare, save
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Sense 4
privilege, favor, favour
=> permit, allow let countenance
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Overview of verb favor
The verb favor has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (17) prefer, favor, favour -- (promote over another)
2. (7) favor, favour -- (consider as the favorite; "The local team was favored")
3. (1) favor, favour -- (treat gently or carefully)
4. (1) privilege, favor, favour -- (bestow a privilege upon)
Overview of adj favored
The adj favored has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) favored, favorite, favourite, pet, preferred -- (preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the favored child")
2. advantaged, favored -- (blessed with advantages; "she is more advantaged than her cousin"; "born into the favored classes")
3. favored, fortunate, golden -- (supremely favored or fortunate; "golden lads and girls all must / like chimney sweepers come to dust")
Antonyms of adj favored
3 senses of favored
Sense 1
favored, favorite(postnominal), favourite(postnominal), pet, preferred
INDIRECT (VIA loved) -> unloved
Sense 2
advantaged, favored
INDIRECT (VIA privileged) -> underprivileged
Sense 3
favored, fortunate, golden
INDIRECT (VIA blessed) -> cursed, curst
Similarity of adj favored
3 senses of favored
Sense 1
favored, favorite(postnominal), favourite(postnominal), pet, preferred
=> loved (vs. unloved)
Sense 2
advantaged, favored
=> privileged (vs. underprivileged)
Sense 3
favored, fortunate, golden
=> blessed (vs. cursed), blest
Attributes of adj favored
Familiarity of adj favored
favored used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3)
Grep of adj favored
favored
ill-favored
well-favored
Overview of verb favor
The verb favor has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (17) prefer, favor, favour -- (promote over another)
2. (7) favor, favour -- (consider as the favorite; "The local team was favored")
3. (1) favor, favour -- (treat gently or carefully)
4. (1) privilege, favor, favour -- (bestow a privilege upon)
Overview of adj favored
The adj favored has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) favored, favorite, favourite, pet, preferred -- (preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the favored child")
2. advantaged, favored -- (blessed with advantages; "she is more advantaged than her cousin"; "born into the favored classes")
3. favored, fortunate, golden -- (supremely favored or fortunate; "golden lads and girls all must / like chimney sweepers come to dust")
favored definition
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