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Synonyms
fa·vor·a·ble (fā́vər-ə-bəl, fāv́rə-)

adjective 

  1. Advantageous; helpful: favorable winds.
  2. Encouraging; propitious: a favorable diagnosis.
  3. Manifesting approval; commendatory: a favorable report.
  4. Winning approval; pleasing: a favorable impression.
  5. Granting what has been desired or requested: a favorable reply.
  6. Indulgent or partial: listened with a favorable ear.

derivatives

fávor·a·ble·ness
noun
fávor·a·bly
adverb

synonyms:

favorable, propitious, auspicious, benign, conducive These adjectives describe what is indicative of a successful outcome. Favorable can refer to what contributes in a positive way to the attainment of a goal: a favorable review. Propitious implies a favorable tendency or inclination: “Miracles are propitious accidents” (George Santayana) Auspicious refers to what presages good fortune: an auspicious beginning. Benign applies to people or things that exert a beneficial influence: “I lingered round them, under that benign sky . . . and wondered how anyone could ever imagine unquiet slumbers, for the sleepers in that quiet earth” (Emily Brontë) Something conducive leads or contributes to a result, often a desirable one: a quiet place conducive to reading.