Favorable and Superior

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Favorable adjective - Expressing approval.

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Superior and favorable are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Superior" instead an adjective "Favorable".

Superior adjective - Having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude.

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Favorable and superior are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Favorable" instead an adjective "Superior".

We're not retreating, we're just advancing in a different direction." To a civilian, retreat means "move away from a battle or position" but the military definition is specifically "withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat.

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