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Synonyms

[1] accept, approve, care, countenance, OK, subscribe

[5] lean, like, prefer—more at PREFER

fa·vor·able adjective 1 : expressing approval : APPROVING

2 : tending to promote or facilitate : HELPFUL, ADVANTAGEOUS <~ weather>

3 : marked by success

Synonyms

[1] appreciative, complimentary, friendly, good, positive; also eulogistic, laudatory; respectful; adulatory, worshipful

Antonyms

adverse, disapproving, negative

[2] advantageous, beneficial, helpful, profitable, salutary—more at BENEFICIAL

[3] auspicious, bright, encouraging, hopeful, promising, propitious; also fortunate, happy, lucky, providential; advantageous, beneficial, profitable

Antonyms

discouraging, inauspicious, unfavorable, unpromising

fa·vor·ably adverb : in a favorable manner

Synonyms

agreeably, nicely, pleasantly, pleasingly, satisfyingly, well

1favorite noun 1 : a person or a thing that is favored above others

2 : a competitor regarded as most likely to win

Synonyms

darling, pet, preference, prize, treasure

2favorite adjective : being a favorite

Synonyms

dear, loved, precious, special

favorite son noun : a candidate supported by the delegates of his state at a presidential nominating convention

fa·vor·it·ism noun : PARTIALITY, BIAS

1fawn verb 1 : to show affection

2 : to court favor by a cringing or flattering manner

Synonyms

fuss, kowtow, toady; also drool, gush, slaver, slobber; endear, ingratiate; court, woo; adulate, idolize, worship; cajole, coax, flatter; cower, cringe, grovel; abase, debase, demean; defer, submit, yield

2fawn noun 1 : a young deer

2 : a light grayish brown

— fawny adjective

fax noun 1 : FACSIMILE 2

2 : a device used to send or receive facsimile communications; also : such a communication

— fax verb

1fay noun : a mythical being of folklore and romance usu. having diminutive human form and magic powers and given to beneficial or mischievous interference in human affairs

Synonyms

brownie, elf, fairy, leprechaun, pixie, puck—more at FAIRY

2fay adjective : like an elf

Synonyms

antic, elfish, frisky, frolicsome, playful—more at PLAYFUL

faze verb fazed; faz·ing : to disturb the composure or courage of

Synonyms

confound, confuse, disconcert, embarrass, fluster, rattle—more at EMBARRASS

FBI abbreviation Federal Bureau of Investigation

FCC abbreviation Federal Communications Commission

FD abbreviation fire department

FDA abbreviation Food and Drug Administration

FDIC abbreviation Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Fe symbol [ORIGIN: L ferrum]

iron

fe·al·ty noun, plural -ties : intense fidelity : LOYALTY, ALLEGIANCE

Synonyms

allegiance, constancy, dedication, devotion, faith, faithfulness, fastness, fidelity, loyalty, steadfastness—more at FIDELITY

1fear verb 1 : to have a reverent awe of <~ God>

2 : to be afraid of : have fear <~s spiders>

3 : to be apprehensive

Synonyms

bother, fret, stew, sweat, trouble, worry—more at WORRY

2fear noun 1 : an unpleasant often strong emotion caused by expectation or awareness of danger; also : an instance of or a state marked by this emotion

2 : anxious concern : SOLICITUDE

3 : profound reverence esp. toward God

Synonyms

alarm, anxiety, apprehension, dread, fright, trepidation; also phobia; jitters, nervousness, willies; pang, qualm, twinge; agitation, discomposure, disquiet, perturbation; concern, dismay, worry; cowardice, timidity, timorousness

fear·ful adjective 1 : causing fear

2 : filled with fear

3 : showing or caused by fear

4 : extremely bad, intense, or large

— fear·ful·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] dire, dreadful, fearsome, forbidding, formidable, frightful, hair-raising, horrible, redoubtable, scary, shocking, terrible, terrifying; also daunting, disconcerting, discouraging, dismaying, disquieting, distressing, perturbing, startling, threatening, troubling, trying; creepy, eerie, weird; ghastly, gruesome, nightmarish

[2, 3] afraid, scared, skittish, timid—more at AFRAID

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