Meaning & use

favorable

adjective·Academic

Showing approval, or likely to produce a good result.

See it in a sentence

The reviews of the new restaurant were overwhelmingly favorable.

Favorable weather conditions allowed the ship to reach port a day early.

A note on using this word

British English typically spells it 'favourable'; American English drops the 'u.'

Words with a similar meaning

positiveadvantageous

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Words with an opposite meaning

unfavorableadverse

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