DISFAVORS Synonyms: 158 Similar and Opposite Words

disfavors 1 of 2

noun

plural of disfavor

as in dislikes

a strong feeling of not liking or approving made no attempt to hide his disfavor of his wife's relatives

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as in disapprovals

refusal to accept as right or desirable their suggestion was met with disfavor by virtually all of the other club members

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as in disadvantages

the negative result caused by something that creates difficulty for achieving success the defendant certainly acted to his own disfavor with his frequent outbursts

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disfavors

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verb

present tense third-person singular of disfavor

as in hates

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

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as in criticizes

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

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Whether Catholic doctrine requires, permits, or disfavors a particular exemption is a religious question entrusted to Catholic authorities, not state officials. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026 These circumstances pose a legal challenge for Pirro because the Supreme Court generally disfavors piecemeal appeals. — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026 Government officials cannot attempt to coerce private parties in order to punish or suppress views that the government disfavors. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025 While the Second Circuit decidedly disfavors rehearings en banc, the court identifies several exceptional circumstances where petitions are granted. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 19 Sep. 2025

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Noun

The only companies that have to worry about a federal antitrust prosecution at this point are those that Trump fiercely dislikes.

— James Surowiecki, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026
Prinstein, who was set to testify at the trial on Monday, says that constant notifications about likes and dislikes don't suit the developing pre-teen and teen brain.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of dislikes

Noun

Its backers and architects say Proposition 45 will streamline CEQA review for certain building projects by imposing deadlines on agencies and courts to issue approvals or disapprovals.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Majority disapprovals were recorded among the remaining topics − all of which have dominated headlines in the last several months.

— Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026

Definition of disapprovals

Noun

Darman sketched out on paper a comparison of all the advantages and disadvantages of continuing to work at the Post while writing books, versus moving to TV.

— Bob Woodward, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
The advantages far, far outweigh the disadvantages, but the disadvantages at blue bloods are the outside noise is always going to be way over the top, no matter what’s happening.

— Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of disadvantages

Verb

Devin irrationally hates her and has been trying to get her out since the beginning.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
Belichick is just as famous as Sanders, but finding a man on the street who loves or hates Belichick (and isn’t a Jets or Dolphins fan) would be difficult.

— David Ubben, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of hates

Verb

These days, the Ambassador has to handle a different set of challenges such as handling the fallout when the boss criticizes the British Prime Minister on social media.

— Peter White, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
One candidate promises to lower gas and grocery prices and criticizes the incumbent for not doing so (as if politicians can control the market).

— Cal Thomas, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026

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