favours
Small generous gestures
Favours is the British spelling of favors.
It covers the plural noun (doing someone multiple favours, handing out party favours) and the verb form indicating preference or advantage: The system favours those with connections.
The spelling difference is purely regional—meaning and usage are identical.
Helpful acts for others
- helpAssistance given
- assistanceSupport or aid given
- courtesiesPolite social behaviors
- gesturesExpressive body movements
goodwill · benevolence · generosity · support · aid · consideration · thoughtfulness · service
Unfair inclination or prejudice
- preferential treatmentAdvantages given selectively
- nepotismPreferring kin in hiring
- favouritismUnfair preferential treatment
- unfair advantageUnearned competitive benefit
special treatment · discrimination · cronyism · patronage · privilege · inequality · unequal · unjust
Items preserved for sentiment
- mementosObjects kept for remembrance
- souvenirsObjects preserving travel memories
- trinketsMinor decorative objects
- giftsItems freely given
giveaways · tokens · bonbonniere · sugared almonds · goodie bags · remembrances · treats · sweets
Likes one more
- choosesSelects from alternatives
- likesFeels favorably toward
- sides withBacks in a dispute
- supportsSustains or reinforces
endorses · champions · backs · advocates · promotes · privileges · prioritizes · advantages
Formal business clothing
- benefitsGains or helpful effects
- advantagesFavorable factors or conditions
- helpsGives assistance to
- aidsSupportive tools or resources
assists · facilitates · supports · encourages · promotes · blesses · fortune · luck
good turns
Helpful acts for others
- helpAssistance given
- assistanceSupport or aid given
- courtesiesPolite social behaviors
gestures · goodwill · benevolence · generosity · support · aid · consideration · thoughtfulness · service · obliging
bias
Unfair inclination or prejudice
- preferential treatmentAdvantages given selectively
- nepotismPreferring kin in hiring
- favouritismUnfair preferential treatment
special treatment · unfair advantage · discrimination · cronyism · patronage · privilege · inequality · unequal · unjust · one-sided
keepsakes
Items preserved for sentiment
- mementosObjects kept for remembrance
- souvenirsObjects preserving travel memories
- trinketsMinor decorative objects
gifts · giveaways · tokens · bonbonniere · sugared almonds · goodie bags · remembrances · treats · sweets · confetti
prefers
Likes one more
- choosesSelects from alternatives
- likesFeels favorably toward
- sides withBacks in a dispute
supports · endorses · champions · backs · advocates · promotes · privileges · prioritizes · advantages · benefits
suits
Formal business clothing
- benefitsGains or helpful effects
- advantagesFavorable factors or conditions
- helpsGives assistance to
aids · assists · facilitates · supports · encourages · promotes · blesses · fortune · luck · circumstance
resembles
Appears similar to
- takes afterResembles a relative
- looks likeAppears to be
- featuresDistinctive qualities or aspects
mirrors · echoes · reflects · recalls · evokes · suggests · inherited · genetics · likeness · similarity
- curry favourSeek approval through flattery
- return the favourRepay a kindness received
- in favour ofSupporting or approving
- find favourGain approval or acceptance
- currying favourSeeking approval through flattery
- sexual favoursErotic acts as payment
favour, favourites, favoured, favouring, favourable, favourably, unfavoured, disfavours, disfavoured