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Favourable vs Becoming - What's the difference?

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Favourable is a related term of becoming.


As adjectives the difference between favourable and becoming

is that favourable is pleasing, encouraging or approving while becoming is pleasingly suitable; fit; congruous.

As a verb becoming is

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As a noun becoming is

(chiefly|philosophy) the act or process in which something becomes.

favourable

English

Alternative forms

* favorable (chiefly US )

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • pleasing, encouraging or approving
    • The candidate wearing the business suit made a favourable impression.
  • useful or helpful
    • We made quick progress, due to favourable winds.
  • convenient or at a suitable time; opportune
    • The rain stopped at a favourable time for our tennis match.
  • auspicious or lucky
    • She says that she was born under a favourable star.

    Synonyms

    * (pleasing ): approving, encouraging, good, pleasing * (useful ): advantageous, helpful, useful * (opportune ): convenient, good, handy, opportune, suitable * (auspicious ): auspicious, fortunate, lucky

    Antonyms

    * (pleasing ): bad, discouraging, displeasing, unfavourable * (useful ): unhelpful * (opportune ): bad, inconvenient, inopportune, unsuitable * (auspicious ): inauspicious, unfavourable, unlucky

    Derived terms

    * unfavourable

    Related terms

    * favour * favourably

    becoming

    English

    (wikipedia becoming)

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chiefly, philosophy) The act or process in which something becomes.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • pleasingly suitable; fit; congruous
  • decent, respectable