English

Alternative forms

• favorable (chiefly US)

Adjective

favourable ‎(comparative more favourable, superlative most favourable)

1. pleasing, encouraging or approving

   The candidate wearing the business suit made a favourable impression.

2. useful or helpful

   We made quick progress, due to favourable winds.

3. convenient or at a suitable time; opportune

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

4. 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

Derived terms

• unfavourable

Related terms

• favour
• favourably