'Favored' definitions:
Definition of 'favored'
From: WordNet
adjective
Preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the favored child" [syn: favored, favorite(a), favourite(a), best-loved, pet, preferred, preferent]
Definition of 'Favored'
From: GCIDE
- Favor \Fa"vor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Favored (f[=a]"v[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Favoring.] [Written also favour.] [Cf. OF. favorer, favorir. See Favor, n.]
- 1. To regard with kindness; to support; to aid, or to have the disposition to aid, or to wish success to; to be propitious to; to treat with consideration or tenderness; to show partiality or unfair bias towards. [1913 Webster]
- O happy youth! and favored of the skies. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- He that favoreth Joab, . . . let him go after Joab. --2 Sam. xx. 11. [1913 Webster]
- [The painter] has favored her squint admirably. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To afford advantages for success to; to facilitate; as, a weak place favored the entrance of the enemy. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To resemble in features; to have the aspect or looks of; as, the child favors his father. [1913 Webster]
- The porter owned that the gentleman favored his master. --Spectator. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Favored'
From: GCIDE
- Favored \Fa"vored\ (f[=a]"v[~e]rd), a.
- 1. Countenanced; aided; regarded with kindness; as, a favored friend. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Having a certain favor or appearance; featured; as, well-favored; hard-favored, etc. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'favored'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accepted,
- acclaimed,
- admired,
- admitted,
- advantaged,
- advocated,
- affluent,
- applauded,
- approved,
- auspicious,
- backed,
- better,
- blessed,
- blessed with luck,
- chartered,
- choice,
- chosen,
- cried up,
- excepted,
- excused,
- exempt,
- exempted,
- favoring,
- favorite,
- fortunate,
- highly touted,
- immune,
- in good odor,
- in luck,
- irresponsible,
- let off,
- licensed,
- lucky,
- more desirable,
- of choice,
- permitted,
- pet,
- popular,
- preferable,
- preferential,
- preferred,
- preferring,
- privileged,
- prosperous,
- providential,
- received,
- recommended,
- released,
- rich,
- selected,
- spared,
- supported,
- to be preferred,
- unaccountable,
- unanswerable,
- unliable,
- unsubject,
- wealthy,
- well-liked,
- well-thought-of
Words containing 'Favored'
- Favor,
- Favorable,
- Favorableness,
- Favorably,
- Favoredly,
- Favorer,
- Favoring,
- Favoringly,
- In favor of,
- In favor with,
- favor with,
- in favor,
- out of favor,
- By one's favor,
- Challenge for favor,
- Challenge to the favor,
- Love favor,
- Marriage favors,
- To curry favor,
- Wedding favor,
- With one's favor,
- court favor,
- curry favor,
- favorable position,
- favorable reception,
- party favor,
- Evil-favored,
- Hard-favored,
- Ill-favored,
- Ill-favoredly,
- To find favor in the eyes of,
- Well-favored,
- array favor polls,
- most-favored-nation,
- Most-favored-nation clause