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Favorite

A person or thing regarded with peculiar favor; one treated with partiality; one preferred above others; especially, one unduly loved, trusted, and enriched with favors by a person of high rank or authority.

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Loved 84% connected

of Love

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Loved 84% connected

of Love

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Popular 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the common people, or to the whole body of the people, as distinguished from a select portion; as, the popular voice; popular ele…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Popular 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the common people, or to the whole body of the people, as distinguished from a select portion; as, the popular voice; popular ele…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Broader term 12

Challenger 76% connected

One who challenges.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Choice 76% connected

Act of choosing; the voluntary act of selecting or separating from two or more things that which is preferred; the determination of the mind in prefe…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Competition 76% connected

The act of seeking, or endeavoring to gain, what another is endeavoring to gain at the same time; common strife for the same objects; strife for supe…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Competitor 76% connected

One who seeks what another seeks, or claims what another claims; one who competes; a rival.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Contender 76% connected

One who contends; a contestant.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Label 76% connected

A tassel.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Lover 76% connected

One who loves; one who is in love; -- usually limited, in the singular, to a person of the male sex.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Mark 76% connected

A license of reprisals. See Marque.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Pick 76% connected

To throw; to pitch.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Rival 76% connected

A person having a common right or privilege with another; a partner.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Selection 76% connected

The act of selecting, or the state of being selected; choice, by preference.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Tag 76% connected

Any slight appendage, as to an article of dress; something slight hanging loosely; specifically, a direction card, or label.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Narrower term 1

Chosen 76% connected

of Choose

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Favourite 74% connected

something regarded with special favor or liking; "that book is one of my favorites"

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Favourite 74% connected

something regarded with special favor or liking; "that book is one of my favorites"

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Synonym 8

Darling 92% connected

One dearly beloved; a favorite.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Dearie 92% connected

Same as Deary.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Deary 92% connected

A dear; a darling.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Favored 92% connected

of Favor

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Favoured 92% connected

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oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Favourite 92% connected

something regarded with special favor or liking; "that book is one of my favorites"

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Pet 92% connected

A cade lamb; a lamb brought up by hand.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Preferred 92% connected

of Prefer

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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