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1. favored
adjective. ['ˈfeɪvɝd'] preferred above all others and treated with partiality.
Synonyms
- favorite
- best-loved
- preferred
- loved
- preferent
- pet
Antonyms
- unpopular
- undesirable
- unwanted
- alienated
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Rhymes with Favored
- quavered
- flavored
- wavered
- savored
Sentences with favored
1. Verb, past tense
Although both parties advocated federalism, the Federalists favored a strong centralized government at the expense of the states.
2. Adjective
It is also one of the favored spots for a day at the beach.
3. Verb, past participle
In the past, jet lag cures have favored the complex or expensive.
Quotes about favored
1. It's one of the worst-kept secrets of family life that all parents have a preferred son or daughter, and the rules for acknowledging it are the same everywhere: The favored kids recognize their status and keep quiet about it - the better to preserve the good thing they've got going and to keep their siblings off their back.
- Jeffrey Kluger
2. When the government puts its imprimatur on a particular religion it conveys a message of exclusion to all those who do not adhere to the favored beliefs. A government cannot be premised on the belief that all persons are created equal when it asserts that God prefers some.
- Harry A. Blackmun
2. ill-favored
adjective. usually used of a face.
Synonyms
- ugly
Antonyms
- pleasing
- graceful
3. well-favored
adjective. pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion.
Synonyms
- good-looking
- well-favoured
- better-looking
- fine-looking
- beautiful
Antonyms
- stingy
- displeasing
- unattractive
- ugliness