In favor of
On the grounds and in favor of are semantically related. In some cases you can use "On the grounds" instead an adverb phrase "In favor of".
On the grounds
In favor of and on the grounds are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "In favor of" instead an adverb phrase "On the grounds".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- He never becomes king himself, but that's because he renounced his claim to the throne in favor of his sons when his brother the king dies of old age on the grounds that he's too old for the job.
Source: Unexpected Successor -
He gives up the clinical narration style in favor of one more like a live storytelling, on the grounds that someone other than Near might read it.
Source: Mundane Afterlife -
In her first debate, her opponent, a brunette girl, immediately circumvents the subject for debate in favor of breaking down Lisa's argument on the grounds that Lisa is a Dumb Blonde.
Source: Chewbacca Defense
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On the grounds and In favor of. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 27, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/in_favor_of/on_the_grounds
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