DISFAVORING Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

disfavoring

verb

present participle of disfavor

as in disliking

to feel dislike for a style of stage acting that is disfavored by most theatergoers today

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as in criticizing

to hold an unfavorable opinion of polls showing that this political candidate is highly disfavored by most voters

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Recent Examples of disfavoring This is particularly evident given the clear congressional policy of disfavoring sports gambling demonstrated by the Wire Act and PASPA. — Daniel Wallach, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 No light was emitted of any type, disfavoring the first scenario. — Big Think, 13 Nov. 2025

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Lorne Michaels took a liking to him (while disliking his predecessor) and took him under his wing, valuing his creative sense by asking for his feedback on writer packages and taking him to auditions.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026
For Pillsbury, the issue seems to be less about disliking the name itself and more about seeing the same joke repeated online.

— Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of disliking

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Multiple Republicans brought up Bottoms during the debate when criticizing their GOP opponent.

— Adam Beam, AJC.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Raman brought up Gates briefly while criticizing the mayor over the Los Angeles Police Department’s handling of federal immigration enforcement during Tuesday night’s debate.

— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of criticizing

Verb

The actors will soon slip into their 1967 costumes as the impoverished Greasers and the privileged Socs — and spend the next two hours hating each other onstage.

— Jenelle Riley, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Welcome to a Monday Nightcaps — the one where Sophie Cunningham turns her attention to Missouri football and wears a hat that sends a simple, yet blunt message to the woman-hating WNBA girls.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of hating

Verb

This may involve rejecting a command, removing write access, isolating the AI, transferring control back to the operator or moving equipment into a safe state.

— Gregory Shahnovsky, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
The sense was that the people who were rejecting the Keynesian model were throwing out the baby with the bathwater.

— Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026

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