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Antonyms for favored

Grammar : Adj
Spell : fey-verd
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfeɪ vərd

Definition of favored

Origin :
  • c.1300, "attractiveness, charm," from Old French favor (13c., Modern French faveur) "favor, approval, partiality," from Latin favorem (nominative favor) "good will, inclination, partiality, support," coined by Cicero from stem of favere "to show kindness to," from PIE *ghow-e- "to honor, revere, worship." Meaning "act of kindness" is from late 14c. Meaning "thing given as a mark of favor" is from 1580s. Phrase in favor of recorded from 1560s.
  • adj popular
Example sentences :
  • Driving, swimming, rowing, and other manly sports should be favored.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 497, July 11, 1885 » by Various
  • An embarrassing accident also favored us with the use of salt.
  • Extract from : « Beauty and The Beast, and Tales From Home » by Bayard Taylor
  • Maurice favored the creation of a Committee of Public Safety.
  • Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola
  • In this he was right, though he could not guess what the business was nor how it favored his own designs.
  • Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter
  • In this case it and a favored few like it will occupy the altered territory.
  • Extract from : « The Meaning of Evolution » by Samuel Christian Schmucker
  • If this is true it would certainly be favored in the competition.
  • Extract from : « The Meaning of Evolution » by Samuel Christian Schmucker
  • But the darkness, which had favored the ambuscade, now defeated their object.
  • Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • Since my letter of May last, I have been favored with yours of the 18th and 27th of February.
  • Extract from : « The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX » by Various
  • Then she favored me with another nod and a most bewitching smile.
  • Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Ike favored the speaker with a contemptuous stare and returned to his work.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum

Synonyms for favored

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