favorable
The word favorable describes something positive or promising, such as a two-thumbs-up movie review or the perfect conditions for golf.
When things are going well, or in your favor, they’re favorable. Favorable is an adjective that describes approval or good conditions for something. If you wrote a book, you’d want the reviews to be favorable. If the weather is favorable, it's sunny out and perfect for a picnic. If you wanted to go swimming, thunderstorms would be unfavorable: they would ruin your plans. Favorable situations make us smile.
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encouraging or approving or pleasing“a favorable reply”“he received a favorable rating”“listened with a favorable ear”“made a favorable impression”synonyms: favourablecomplimentaryconveying or resembling a complimentaffirmative, approbative, approbatory, approving, plausiveexpressing or manifesting praise or approvalindulgentbeing favorably inclinedgoodhaving desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specifiedantonyms:unfavorablenot encouraging or approving or pleasingnegativeexpressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denialcriticalmarked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flawsuncomplimentarytending to (or intended to) detract or disparageadmonishing, admonitory, reproachful, reprovingexpressing reproof or reproach especially as a correctivedisapprovingexpressing or manifesting disapprovalbadhaving undesirable or negative qualitieshostilecharacterized by enmity or ill will
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occurring at a convenient or suitable timesynonyms: favourableconvenientsuited to your comfort or purpose or needs
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inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostilesynonyms: friendly, well-disposedamicablecharacterized by friendship and good will
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presaging or likely to bring good luck“a favorable time to ask for a raise”synonyms: favourable, golden, lucky, prosperouspropitiouspresenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success
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(of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate“the days were fair and the winds were favorable”synonyms: favourablepropitiouspresenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of successfollowingin the desired direction
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