favourablest
favourablest is the superlative form of favourable.
Meaning of favourable
Adjective
favourable (comparative more favourable, superlative most favourable)
- Apt to win favour; pleasing.
- The candidate wearing the business suit made a favourable impression.
- Antonyms:
- bad, displeasing, unfavorable
- Expressing or indicating favour or goodwill; approving, encouraging.
- The proposal has received many favourable comments.
- Synonyms:
- approving, encouraging, positive
- Antonyms:
- disapproving, discouraging, negative, unfavourable
- Useful or helpful.
- We made quick progress, due to favourable winds.
- Synonyms:
- advantageous, helpful, useful, propitious
- Antonyms:
- unfavourable, unhelpful
- Convenient or at a suitable time; opportune.
- The rain stopped at a favourable time for our tennis match.
- Synonyms:
- convenient, good, handy, opportune, suitable
- Antonyms:
- bad, inconvenient, inopportune, unfavourable, unsuitable
- Auspicious or lucky.
- She says that she was born under a favourable star.
- Synonyms:
- auspicious, fortunate, lucky
- Antonyms:
- inauspicious, unfavourable, unlucky
Questions about favourablest
- What is favourablest the superlative form of?
- Favourablest is the superlative form of favourable.
Words near favourablest in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: favourablest (page history and authors); favourable (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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