favoritism

The word “favoritism” has 4 syllables: fa-vor-it-ism

It's pronounced as /ˈfeɪvərɪtɪzəm/


What is synonym and antonym for favoritism?

In the thesaurus, “favoritism” has 27 synonyms and 10 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for favoritism along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for favoritism

Antonyms for favoritism

Meanings of favoritism

  • noun
    1. The unfair favouring of one person or group at the expense of another.

Example Sentences

  • The manager was accused of favoritism toward certain employees.
  • Complaints about favoritism in the hiring process led to an investigation.
  • Teachers should avoid favoritism to create a fair learning environment.
  • Favoritism can damage team morale and reduce productivity.
  • The organization implemented new policies to prevent favoritism in promotions.

On this page you'll find 37 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to favoritism, such as: bent, bias, calm, chauvinism, cronyism, detachment, dispassion.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

illiberality

nepotism

  • bent
  • bias
  • chauvinism
  • cronyism
  • discrimination
  • favor
  • favoritism
  • inclination
  • inequity
  • leaning
  • nonobjectivity
  • one-sidedness
  • parti pris
  • partiality
  • partisanship
  • penchant
  • ply
  • preconception
  • predilection
  • predisposition
  • preference
  • preferential treatment
  • prejudgment
  • prejudice
  • prepossession
  • proclivity
  • propensity
  • self-opinionatedness
  • self-partiality
  • tendency
  • tendentiousness

favor

  • abet
  • accept
  • acceptation
  • accession
  • acclaim
  • acclamation
  • accommodate
  • accommodation
  • accord
  • account
  • admiration
  • admire
  • adoration
  • adore
  • adulation
  • advance
  • advantage
  • advocate
  • affection
  • agreement
  • aid
  • amazement
  • appease
  • appetite
  • applaud
  • appreciate
  • appreciation
  • approbate
  • approbation
  • approval
  • approve
  • assent
  • assist
  • assistance
  • attachment
  • attend
  • award
  • awe
  • back
  • backing
  • bandwagon
  • be in favor of
  • be partial to
  • be the image of
  • be the picture of
  • bear
  • befriend
  • benediction
  • benefit
  • benevolence
  • benignity
  • bent
  • bequeath
  • bias
  • bless
  • blessing
  • boom
  • boon
  • buck for
  • cachet
  • champion
  • championship
  • chauvinism
  • cherish
  • choose
  • clean bill of health
  • clothe
  • coddle
  • comfort
  • commend
  • compliment
  • conciliate
  • concurrence
  • consent
  • consideration
  • cooperation
  • countenance
  • courtesy
  • cover
  • covet
  • crave
  • craving
  • craze
  • cronyism
  • cull
  • deference
  • delight
  • desire
  • devotion
  • dig
  • dispensation
  • do a kindness
  • do right by
  • empower
  • enable
  • encourage
  • encouragement
  • endorse
  • endorsement
  • endow
  • endue
  • endure
  • enhance
  • enjoy
  • enjoyment
  • enrich
  • enthusiasm
  • equip
  • esteem
  • estimation
  • eulogize
  • facilitate
  • fad
  • fame
  • fancy
  • fashionability
  • fashionableness
  • favoritism
  • feature
  • fervor
  • finalization
  • flash on
  • fondness
  • for
  • formalization
  • friendliness
  • further
  • gift
  • gladden
  • go for
  • go in for
  • godsend
  • good turn
  • good will
  • goodwill
  • grace
  • grant
  • gratify
  • gusto
  • handpick
  • hankering
  • heighten
  • help
  • hero worship
  • hold with
  • homage
  • homologation
  • honor
  • hotness
  • humor
  • idolatry
  • imprimatur
  • inclination
  • incline
  • indorsement
  • indue
  • indulge
  • indulgence
  • infatuation
  • interest
  • invest
  • kindness
  • largess
  • laud
  • lean toward
  • leaning
  • liberty
  • licence
  • license
  • like
  • liking
  • lionization
  • longing
  • look up to
  • love
  • love affair
  • make exception
  • manna
  • mercy
  • mode
  • modishness
  • mollify
  • mollycoddle
  • name
  • nepotism
  • nod
  • nonobjectivity
  • notoriety
  • oblige
  • obligement
  • ok
  • okay
  • one-sidedness
  • opt for
  • pacify
  • palate
  • pamper
  • parti pris
  • partiality
  • partisanship
  • passion
  • pat on the back
  • patronage
  • patronize
  • penchant
  • pick
  • placate
  • play favorites
  • please
  • ply
  • popularity
  • praise
  • preconception
  • predilection
  • predisposition
  • prefer
  • preference
  • prejudgment
  • prejudice
  • prepossession
  • present
  • privilege
  • prize
  • proclivity
  • prominence
  • promote
  • propensity
  • props
  • provide
  • pull strings
  • rage
  • ratification
  • recommend
  • regard
  • regard highly
  • relieve
  • relish
  • renown
  • resemble
  • respect
  • reverence
  • root for
  • rubber stamp
  • salute
  • sanction
  • satisfaction
  • satisfy
  • select
  • self-opinionatedness
  • self-partiality
  • service
  • shine
  • show consideration
  • side with
  • simulate
  • single out
  • smile upon
  • spare
  • spoil
  • stand by
  • style
  • succor
  • supply
  • support
  • sustain
  • take
  • take a liking to
  • take a shine to
  • take after
  • take kindly to
  • take to
  • taste
  • tendency
  • tendentiousness
  • think well of
  • thirst
  • thumbs-up
  • tilt toward
  • token
  • tolerate
  • tooth
  • treasure
  • treat well
  • trend
  • turn
  • uphold
  • use
  • value
  • veneration
  • vogue
  • voguishness
  • vote
  • waiver
  • want
  • weakness
  • will
  • wonder
  • wonderment
  • worship
  • yen

one-sidedness

partiality


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