favouring
Leaning toward one
Favouring is the British spelling of favoring.
To favour someone or something is to prefer them, show partiality toward them, or give them an advantage: The rules were seen as favouring larger companies.
Favouring can also mean resembling, especially in family features: The baby is favouring her father.
Favored choice among alternatives
- predilectionPreexisting preference or bias
- inclinationDisposition toward something
- leaningTendency toward something
- tendencyInclination toward a behavior
affinity · taste · penchant · liking · fondness · proclivity · propensity · bent
Aid or sponsorship
- endorsingPublicly declaring approval
- championingVigorously supporting a cause
- promotingActively supporting or furthering
- advocatingPublicly supporting a cause
sponsoring · encouraging · bolstering · boosting · upholding · nurturing · fostering · facilitating
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- unfairnessUnjust or biased treatment
- favoritismPreferential treatment of some
nepotism · cronyism · partisanship · one-sidedness · inequity · bigotry · chauvinism · sectarianism
Receiving advantage from
- privilegingGiving unearned advantage
- advantagingGiving beneficial leverage
- helpingSingle portion given
- aidingProviding assistance to
blessing · rewarding · enriching · serving · accommodating · enabling · facilitating · assisting
preference
Favored choice among alternatives
- predilectionPreexisting preference or bias
- inclinationDisposition toward something
- leaningTendency toward something
tendency · affinity · taste · penchant · liking · fondness · proclivity · propensity · bent · partiality
backing
Aid or sponsorship
- endorsingPublicly declaring approval
- championingVigorously supporting a cause
- promotingActively supporting or furthering
advocating · sponsoring · encouraging · bolstering · boosting · upholding · nurturing · fostering · facilitating · assisting
prejudice
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- unfairnessUnjust or biased treatment
favoritism · nepotism · cronyism · partisanship · one-sidedness · inequity · bigotry · chauvinism · sectarianism · preferential treatment
benefiting
Receiving advantage from
- privilegingGiving unearned advantage
- advantagingGiving beneficial leverage
- helpingSingle portion given
aiding · blessing · rewarding · enriching · serving · accommodating · enabling · facilitating · assisting · advancing
favouringopposing
Standing against something
against · resisting · rejecting · condemning · disfavouring
favouringdisadvantaging
Putting in unfavorable position
handicapping · penalizing · harming · hurting · undermining