Favorable
adj.hopeful, joyfulprofessional
What it means
Supporting a good result or indicating positive approval.
Reach for it when describing conditions, judgments, or comparisons that lean positively
Favorable winds allowed the research vessel to arrive before dusk.
Choose between these
7- playful
on our side
helpful circumstances should sound conversational
not when The phrase invents opposition where none may exist.
- everyday
approval or a good result is stated simply
not when Positive is vague about whether the benefit is practical or evaluative.
- warm
early signs suggest future success
not when Promising remains uncertain and cannot describe a final verdict.
- warm
people or circumstances actively help progress
not when Supportive may involve care without making success more likely.
- professional
the condition improves a party's position
not when Advantageous can sound self-interested where everyone benefits.
- formal
approving
a person or review expresses a favorable judgment
not when Approving cannot describe weather or market conditions.
- literary
a beginning carries a hopeful sense of good fortune
not when Auspicious is ceremonial and unsuitable for routine test results.
Said against
3- unfavorable
- adverse
- critical
It naturally appears in
3- favorable conditions
Favorable conditions helped the young trees establish deep roots.
- favorable review
A favorable review brought new readers to the journal.
- favorable outcome
Early mediation made a favorable outcome more likely.
The word family
1Where this comes from
- wiktionary, English adjective sense: advantageous or approving opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
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