FAVORED Synonyms

• generally approved or compelling recognition

• regarded with admiration

• established by authority; given authoritative approval

• a beloved person; used as terms of endearment

• dearly loved

• characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for

• the name for Korea as a Japanese province (1910-1945)

• one who is the object of choice; who is given preference

• an exclusive group of people

• wanted intensely

• having an illustrious reputation; respected

• found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form

• held dear

• regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public

• carried on by or for the people (or citizens) at large

• representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large

• (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people)

• characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for

• desired or wished for or sought

• characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for

• preferred above all others and treated with partiality

• something regarded with special favor or liking

• a special loved one

• a competitor thought likely to win

• appealing to the general public

• preferred above all others and treated with partiality

• To mark an item as a personal favorite on social media

• a competitor thought likely to win

• a special loved one

• something regarded with special favor or liking

• appealing to the general public

• preferred above all others and treated with partiality

• using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain)

• a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement

• a special loved one

• a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight)

• preferred above all others and treated with partiality

• stroke or caress gently

• stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking

• preferred above all others and treated with partiality