All favour synonyms
faΒ·vour
F f noun favour
- admiration β Admiration is a feeling of great liking and respect for a person or thing.
- approbation β Approbation is approval of something or agreement to it.
- benediction β A benediction is a kind of Christian prayer.
- benevolence β inclination or tendency to help or do good to others; charity
- benignity β the quality of being benign; favourable attitude
- bias β Bias is a tendency to prefer one person or thing to another, and to favour that person or thing.
- blessing β A blessing is something good that you are grateful for.
- boon β You can describe something as a boon when it makes life better or easier for someone.
- championship β A championship is a competition to find the best player or team in a particular sport.
- compliment β A compliment is a polite remark that you say to someone to show that you like their appearance, appreciate their qualities, or approve of what they have done.
- cooperation β joint operation or action
- dispensation β an act or instance of dispensing; distribution.
- encouragement β The action of giving someone support, confidence, or hope.
- esteem β Respect and admire.
- estimation β A rough calculation of the value, number, quantity, or extent of something.
- friendliness β characteristic of or befitting a friend; showing friendship: a friendly greeting.
- grace β William Russell, 1832β1904, U.S. financier and shipping magnate, born in Ireland: mayor of New York City 1880β88.
- largess β generous bestowal of gifts.
- okay β to put one's endorsement on or indicate one's approval of (a request, piece of copy, bank check, etc.); authorize; initial: Would you OK my application?
- partiality β the state or character of being partial.
- patronage β the financial support or business provided to a store, hotel, or the like, by customers, clients, or paying guests.
- present β being, existing, or occurring at this time or now; current: increasing respect for the present ruler of the small country.
- regard β to look upon or think of with a particular feeling: to regard a person with favor.
- token β something serving to represent or indicate some fact, event, feeling, etc.; sign: Black is a token of mourning.
- good will β friendly disposition; benevolence; kindness.
- obligement β Obligation.
- sympathy β harmony of or agreement in feeling, as between persons or on the part of one person with respect to another.
- preference β the act of preferring.
- disfavour β unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.
- trinket β a small ornament, piece of jewelry, etc., usually of little value.
- keepsake β anything kept, or given to be kept, as a token of friendship or affection; remembrance.
- memento β an object or item that serves to remind one of a person, past event, etc.; keepsake; souvenir.
verb favour
- prefer β to set or hold before or above other persons or things in estimation; like better; choose rather than: to prefer beef to chicken.
- choose β If you choose someone or something from several people or things that are available, you decide which person or thing you want to have.
- back β If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
- approve β If you approve of an action, event, or suggestion, you like it or are pleased about it.
- like β in like manner with; similarly to; in the manner characteristic of: He works like a beaver.
- accept β If you accept something that you have been offered, you say yes to it or agree to take it.
- advocate β If you advocate a particular action or plan, you recommend it publicly.
- appreciate β If you appreciate something, for example a piece of music or good food, you like it because you recognize its good qualities.
- champion β A champion is someone who has won the first prize in a competition, contest, or fight.
- encourage β Give support, confidence, or hope to (someone).
- endorse β Declare one's public approval or support of.
- pick β to cast (a shuttle).
- praise β the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- approbate β to accept as valid
- commend β If you commend someone or something, you praise them formally.
- countenance β If someone will not countenance something, they do not agree with it and will not allow it to happen.
- eulogise β To praise, celebrate or pay homage to someone, especially in an eloquent formal eulogy.
- fancy β imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.