favoring

 
  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 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  favor,  favour 
  =>  see  consider,  reckon,  view,  regard 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  favor,  favour 
  =>  spare,  save 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  privilege,  favor,  favour 
  =>  permit,  allow  let  countenance 
  -------------- 
 
  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  favoring 
 
  The  adj  favoring  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  affirmative,  favoring  --  (supporting  a  policy  or  attitude  etc  "an  affirmative  argument") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  favoring 
 
  1  sense  of  favoring 
 
  Sense  1 
  affirmative,  favoring 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  pro)  ->  anti 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  favoring 
 
  1  sense  of  favoring 
 
  Sense  1 
  affirmative,  favoring 
  =>  pro  (vs.  anti) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  favoring 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  favoring 
 
  favoring  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  favoring 
  favoring 
 
  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  favoring 
 
  The  adj  favoring  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  affirmative,  favoring  --  (supporting  a  policy  or  attitude  etc  "an  affirmative  argument") 

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