favorable

favorable is a 9-letter English word with 8 senses as noun and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Full of favor; favoring; manifesting partiality; kind; propitious; friendly. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 20 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. noun. Full of favor; favoring; manifesting partiality; kind; propitious; friendly.
2. noun. Conducive; contributing; tending to promote or facilitate; advantageous; convenient.
3. noun. Beautiful; well-favored.
4. adjective. presaging or likely to bring good luck

   "a favorable time to ask for a raise"

   "lucky stars"

   Synonyms: favourable, golden, lucky, prosperous

5. adjective. occurring at a convenient or suitable time

   "an opportune time to receive guests"

   Synonyms: favourable

6. adjective. (of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate

   "the days were fair and the winds were favorable"

   Synonyms: favourable

7. adjective. encouraging or approving or pleasing

   "a favorable reply"

   "he received a favorable rating"

   Synonyms: favourable

8. adjective. inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile

   "a government friendly to our interests"

   "an amicable agreement"

   Synonyms: friendly

Synonyms

favourable, golden, lucky, prosperous, friendly

Common word forms

favorableness

Words from these letters

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