Meaning & use
favorable
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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