favourable

/ ˈfeɪvərəbəl, ˈfeɪvrə- /

adjective

1. advantageous, encouraging, or promising

2. giving consent

Other Word Forms

• favourably adverb
• favourableness noun

Example Sentences

It slows down the pass rush and keeps you in favourable down and distances.

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On a Tuesday morning, with weather conditions declared favourable, Mr Fall readies his wooden canoe painted with patterns of red, blue, yellow and other colours.

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Its annual Workforce Study showed a 66% favourable job satisfaction rate in 2024, down four percentage points from the previous year.

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It aims to boost defence spending by allowing EU countries with higher borrowing costs to take advantage of the Commission's favourable credit rating.

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The takeover by the Friedkin Group has been transformational, with Everton's crippling debts turned into equity, repaid or refinanced on more favourable terms.

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