Synonyms for favored

Most common

preferred · pet · preferent

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Adjective

Antonyms

disfavored, unfavored, disliked

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Treated or regarded with partiality.

Related words

Other spellings

favoured UK

Example sentences

• favorite A nice roast chicken is one of my favorite dishes.
• preferred Tom and Mary told me that they preferred red wine.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

pet¹

5 letters

lucky²

8 letters

favorite³

9 letters

favourite³, preferred², fortunate³, preferent

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lucky² = 2 syllables).