Antonyms for in favor of
| Grammar : Adj, prep |
| Spell : fey-ver |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfeɪ vər |
Definition of in favor of
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.
- As in likely : adj probable, apt, hopeful
- As in favorable : adj approving, friendly
- As in for : prep in consideration of
Synonyms for in favor of
- acceptable
- acclamatory
- achievable
- affirmative
- after
- agreeable
- amicable
- anticipated
- approbative
- approbatory
- as
- assenting
- assuring
- attainable
- believeable
- beneficial to
- benevolent
- benign
- benignant
- commending
- complimentary
- conceivable
- concerning
- conducive to
- conjecturable
- credible
- destined
- disposed
- during
- encouraging
- enthusiastic
- expected
- fair
- favorite
- feasible
- for the sake of
- given to
- imaginable
- in contemplation of
- in exchange for
- in favor of
- in furtherance of
- in order to
- in order to get
- in place of
- in pursuance of
- in spite of
- in the cards
- in the direction of
- in the habit of
- in the interest of
- in the name of
- inclined
- inferable
- kind
- kindly
- laudatory
- liable
- notwithstanding
- odds-on
- okay
- on the part of
- on the side of
- on the verge of
- ostensible
- plausible
- positive
- possible
- practicable
- praiseful
- predisposed
- presumable
- pro
- promising
- prone
- rational
- reasonable
- reassuring
- recommendatory
- seeming
- subject to
- supportive
- supposable
- supposing
- sympathetic
- tending
- thinkable
- to
- to counterbalance
- to go to
- to the amount of
- to the extent of
- toward
- true
- under the authority of
- understanding
- up-and-coming
- verisimilar
- welcoming
- well-disposed
- well-intentioned
- with a view to
- with regard to
- with respect
- workable
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