favorable implies that the persons involved are approving or helpful or that the circumstances are advantageous.
favorable weather conditions
auspicious applies to something taken as a sign or omen promising success before or at the start of an event.
an auspicious beginning
propitious may also apply to beginnings but often implies a continuing favorable condition.
a propitious time for starting a business
Example Sentences
The new play got many favorable reviews. He was given a favorable recommendation. Early test results were favorable.
Recent Examples on the WebThe House investigation dates February 2019, when Trump’s former personal attorney, Cohen, testified to the committee that Trump had a history of misrepresenting the value of assets to gain favorable loan terms and tax benefits. Kevin Freking, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2022 The House investigation dates February 2019, when Trump’s former personal attorney, Cohen, testified to the committee that Trump had a history of misrepresenting the value of assets to gain favorable loan terms and tax benefits. Kevin Freking, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022 Even while the site has become a must-follow source for Florida political obsessives, some have raised questions about whether Schorsch’s approach qualifies as journalism; he has been accused of giving favorable coverage to ad buyers. Elahe Izadi, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2022 And Graham made at least two phone calls to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, and members of his staff, looking to reexamine absentee ballots for a potentially more favorable Trump outcome, according to court documents. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 6 July 2022 And even after adjusting for confidential rebates that drugmakers pay for favorable insurance coverage and changes in the characteristics of individual medicines, prices rose by 11% each year. Ed Silverman, STAT, 13 June 2022 Medicare and Medicaid - pay enough attention to consistently provide them with favorable coverage? Joshua Cohen, Forbes, 1 May 2022 Supporters hope that a favorable outcome could set a new precedent for how activists are treated under the law. Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2022 Not just Putin but also several other villains of this book once received rather favorable coverage in the Western media, including from the author himself. Krithika Varagur, The New Republic, 11 Apr. 2022 See More