English

Alternative spellings
favorable (chiefly US)

Adjective
favourable (compar more favourable, superl most favourable) CE

1. pleasing, encouraging or approving

#: The candidate wearing the business suite made a favourable impression.

1. useful or helpful

#: We made quick progress, due to favourable winds.

1. convenient or at a suitable time; opportune

#: The rain stopped at a favourable time for our tennis match.

1. auspicious or lucky

#: She says that she was born under a favourable star.

Synonyms
(pleasing): approving, encouraging, good, pleasing
(useful): advantageous, helpful, useful
(opportune): convenient, good, handy, opportune, suitable
(auspicious): auspicious, fortunate, lucky

Antonyms
(pleasing): bad, discouraging, displeasing, unfavourable
(useful): unhelpful
(opportune): bad, inconvenient, inopportune, unsuitable
(auspicious): inauspicious, unfavourable, unlucky

Translations
trans-top|pleasing
Czech: p�íznivý m
French: favorable
Italian: favorevole
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trans-top|useful
Czech: p�íznivý m
French: favorable
Italian: favorevole
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trans-top|opportune
French: favorable
Italian: favorevole
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Telugu: �న���లమ�న (anukoolamaina), సాన���లమ� (saanukoolamu)
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trans-top|auspicious
French: favorable
Italian: favorevole
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Derived terms
unfavourable

Related terms
favour
favourably

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