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Worthwhile vs Favourable - What's the difference?

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Worthwhile is a related term of favourable.


As adjectives the difference between worthwhile and favourable

is that worthwhile is good and important enough to spend time, effort, or money on while favourable is pleasing, encouraging or approving.

worthwhile

English

Alternative forms

* worth while

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Good and important enough to spend time, effort, or money on.
    • Doing volunteer work to help others is truly worthwhile .

    Related terms

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    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