n. 25B6; noun
will you do me a favour? : GOOD TURN, service, good deed, (act of) kindness, courtesy.
she looked on him with favour : APPROVAL, approbation, goodwill, kindness, benevolence.
they showed favour to one of the players : FAVOURITISM, bias, partiality, partisanship.
you shall receive the king's favour : PATRONAGE, backing, support, assistance.
(archaic) you shall wear my favours : RIBBON, rosette, badge, token; keepsake, souvenir, memento.
disservice, disapproval.
25B6; verb
the party favours electoral reform : ADVOCATE, recommend, approve of, be in favour of, support, back, champion; campaign for, stand up for, press for, lobby for, promote; informal plug, push for.
Robyn favours loose clothes : PREFER, go (in) for, choose, opt for, select, pick, plump for, be partial to, like.
father always favoured George : SHOW FAVOURITISM TOWARDS, have a bias towards, think more highly of.
the conditions favoured the other team : BENEFIT, be to the advantage of, help, assist, aid, be of service to, do someone a favour.
he favoured Lucy with a smile : OBLIGE, honour, gratify, humour, indulge.
(informal) Travis favours our father : RESEMBLE, look like, be similar to, bear a resemblance to, remind one of, take after; informal be the spitting image of, be a dead ringer for.
oppose, dislike, hinder.
25A0; in favour of ON THE SIDE OF, pro, (all) for, giving support to, approving of, sympathetic to.