Another word for favorite
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Noun
One liked or preferred above all others
- An animal kept for enjoyment or companionship.
- An object of the affections.
- A person especially loved or indulged; a favorite:
- A dearly beloved person.
- One that is greatly liked or preferred; a favorite:
- Dearly beloved.
Idioms:See also:A competitor regarded as the most likely winner
- A sure winner.
- One that has a sure chance of being chosen, as for a job or other position.
See also:
Adjective
Being a favorite
- Widely liked or appreciated:
- Liked by acquaintances; sought after for company:
- Of, representing, or carried on by the people at large:
- Treated or thought of with great kindness or partiality:
- Endowed with special gifts, talents, or advantages.
- Having an appearance of a specified kind. Often used in combination:
See also:Given special, usually doting treatment
- An animal kept for enjoyment or companionship.
- An object of the affections.
- A person especially loved or indulged; a favorite:
- Treated or thought of with great kindness or partiality:
- Endowed with special gifts, talents, or advantages.
- Having an appearance of a specified kind. Often used in combination:
- Having blond hair:
- Favorite:
- A dearly beloved person.
- One that is greatly liked or preferred; a favorite:
- Dearly beloved.
See also:
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Another word for favorite
Modifier
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- Having blond hair:
- Favorite:
- Widely liked or appreciated:
- Liked by acquaintances; sought after for company:
- Of, representing, or carried on by the people at large:
- A conception of something in its absolute perfection:
- One that is regarded as a standard or model of perfection or excellence:
- An ultimate or worthy object of endeavor; a goal:
- Selected from or preferred above others:
- Having been selected by God; elect.
- The elect considered as a group. Often used with the.
- simple past tense and past participle of adore
- simple past tense and past participle of desire
- An animal kept for enjoyment or companionship.
- An object of the affections.
- A person especially loved or indulged; a favorite:
- The act of choosing; selection:
- The power, right, or liberty to choose; option:
- An alternative:
- In a pleasing state or form.
- Characterized by close personal acquaintance or familiarity:
- Relating to or indicative of one's deepest nature:
- Essential; innermost:
- Of or relating to a particular person; private:
- Done, made, or performed in person:
- Done to or for or directed toward a particular person:
- Of special importance or significance; exceptional:
- Relating to or directed toward a particular person, group, or purpose:
- Peculiar to the individual; characteristic:
- Treated or thought of with great kindness or partiality:
- Endowed with special gifts, talents, or advantages.
- Having an appearance of a specified kind. Often used in combination:
- Dearly loved.
- simple past tense and past participle of like
Noun
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- A student in special favor with a teacher.
- One who has gained favor with an authority.
- et cetera
- A man favored for nomination as a presidential candidate by his own state delegates at a national political convention.
- A famous man viewed proudly by his hometown for his achievements.
- A lover, especially a lover of a person who is married to someone else.
- An obsequious follower or dependent; a sycophant.
- A subordinate official, especially a servile one.
- One who is highly esteemed or favored; a darling.
- A strong feeling of affection and concern toward another person, as that arising from kinship or close friendship.
- A strong feeling of affection and concern for another person accompanied by sexual attraction.
- A feeling of devotion or adoration toward God or a god.
- A woman who has a continuing sexual relationship with a man who is married to someone else.
- A woman in a position of authority, control, or ownership, as the head of a household:
- A woman who owns or keeps an animal:
- To select from a group:
- To gather in; harvest:
- To gather the harvest from:
- The selecting of someone or something over another or others:
- The right or chance to make a choice:
- Someone or something so chosen or preferred:
- A conception of something in its absolute perfection:
- One that is regarded as a standard or model of perfection or excellence:
- An ultimate or worthy object of endeavor; a goal:
- An image used as an object of worship.
- A false god.
- One that is adored, often blindly or excessively.
- An animal kept for enjoyment or companionship.
- An object of the affections.
- A person especially loved or indulged; a favorite:
- A dearly beloved person.
- One that is greatly liked or preferred; a favorite:
- Dearly beloved.
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