favored
Americanadjective
-
regarded or treated with preference or partiality.
Her beauty made her the favored child.
-
enjoying special advantages; privileged.
to be born into the favored classes.
-
of specified appearance (usually used in combination).
ill-favored.
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Etymology
Origin of favored
First recorded in 1350–1400, favored is from the Middle English word favo(u)red. See favor, -ed 2
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Whatever path Iranian funds take, they almost inevitably touch the dollar, in practice through dollar-pegged stablecoins, principally Tether, favored for its global liquidity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
But the US beat heavily favored Colombia to reach the last 16, and the seeds for an American soccer boom were sown.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
The result then was an Alabama state voting map that favored five Republicans and two Democrats for the House of Representatives.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
The California electorate has typically favored experience over youth, and favored bland and boring over razzle and dazzle.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
I was not being entirely truthful, for I could not say whom I favored.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
