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unfavored

unfavored

4.6
Not given help or special treatment compared to others
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈfeɪvərd/
  • US
translation icon : desfavorecido
  • Many talented athletes often remain unfavored in the selection process due to biased preferences.

Examples

  • We say how much more unfavored is it for the wrong base to go in?

  • 5. Facilitate opportunities to the poor or to unfavored groups so that they will not be desperate.

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  • A proper shill would have blind praise for them all and apply different standards to their favored technologies and their unfavored technologies.

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  • Technology of the favored type is considered to be "proven" the moment someone's looked at it in a lab for five minutes; the unfavored type is not "proven" until a whole continent has been run on it for a century.

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  • The unfavored students felt overlooked during the teacher's evaluation for awards.

  • In competitive job markets, candidates from unfavored backgrounds might struggle to find opportunities.

Synonyms

unpopular
vsunfavored
121 2.1

Most people do not like someone or something

refers to not receiving support or advantage rather than general public dislike
disfavored
vsunfavored
  • US
1 6.7

Less liked and given fewer chances than other people

focuses specifically on not receiving support or special treatment
unpreferred
vsunfavored
5.4

Not chosen or liked as much as other options

stresses lack of support or advantage rather than simply not being chosen
unfavorite
vsunfavored
  • US
5.7

Not liked by people and chosen less often than others

applies to lacking support or advantage rather than low personal liking

Antonyms

preferred
8 2.8

Liked or chosen more than others

favored
  • US
3.7

A person who gets better treatment and more benefits than others

How Favored

favored
  • US
3.7
preferred
8 2.8
supported
2.0
unfavored
  • US
4.6
ignored
1.6

Surface Forms

unfavored positive
unfavoreder comparative
unfavoritest superlative

Morphology

unfavored = favored (transparent) = un + favor + ed

The sense 'not given preference or support' is the literal negation of 'favored' by 'un-'.

Etymology

Unfavored comes from the parts un- 'not' and favor 'support' or 'advantage'. So it means someone or something that is not given support or preference, the opposite of a favored choice.