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Synonyms for prefer
prɪˈfɜrpre·fer
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
prefer
Prefer indicates a state of desire and approval; choose, an act of will. Prudence or generosity may lead one to choose what he does not prefer. Select implies a careful consideration of the reasons for preference and choice. Among objects so nearly alike that we have no reason to prefer any one to another we may simply choose the nearest, but we could not be said to select it. Aside from theology, elect is popularly confined to the political sense; as, a free people elect their own rulers. Cull, from the Latin colligere, commonly means to collect, as well as to select. In a garden we cull the choicest flowers.
Synonyms:
choose, cull, elect, pick, pick out, selectAntonyms:
cast away, cast out, decline, disclaim, dismiss, leave, refuse, reject, repudiate, throw asidePreposition:
Choose from or from among the number; choose out of the army; choose between (or betwixt) two; among many; choose for the purpose.
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Princeton's WordNet
preferverb
like better; value more highly
"Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels"; "We prefer sleeping outside"
choose, prefer, optverb
select as an alternative over another
"I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast"
prefer, favor, favourverb
promote over another
"he favors his second daughter"
preferverb
give preference to one creditor over another
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List of paraphrases for "prefer":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#246 | take | |
#453 | select | |
#724 | further | |
#892 | choose | |
#1837 | advance | |
#2096 | pick | |
#2406 | promote | |
#3735 | preferred | |
#4351 | prefer | |
#5455 | favor | |
#5817 | preference | |
#5841 | opt | |
#6823 | fancy | |
#8959 | privilege | |
#8994 | prefers | |
#9193 | elect | |
#9808 | favour | |
#41879 | cull | |
#53304 | lieber |
How to use prefer in a sentence?
I think I prefer others who have a better grasp in my view of the challenges we face.
I do not think it's clear that one is any better than the other. They are different, it is very much what the parents prefer. Balancing those differences as well as, honestly, what's available and what Nina Alfieri has or what the local hospital has.
I prefer mornings, as the light is more appropriate and there are fewer people around, in the afternoon, these places are usually crowded, and in the evenings, some of them are closed for praying rituals.
We get tired of making decisions during uncertainty and some of us will ignore the warnings to reclaim our routines, we prefer pleasure now and risk pain later.
Michael Collins -LRB- L -RRB-:
I'd prefer what I would call the John F. Kennedy express method, i think if we want to go to Mars, we should so declare and go -- the same way President Kennedy described the forthcoming lunar landing.
Translations for prefer
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- فضلArabic
- аддаць перавагу, аддаваць перавагуBelarusian
- предпочитамBulgarian
- upřednostňovat, preferovat, dát přednostCzech
- foretrækkeDanish
- vorziehen, bevorzugen, präferierenGerman
- preferiEsperanto
- preferirSpanish
- eelistamaEstonian
- ترجیح دادنPersian
- pitää parempanaFinnish
- préférerFrench
- is fearr leIrish
- העדיףHebrew
- पसंद करते हैंHindi
- szívesebben tesz, előnyben részesít, jobban szeretHungarian
- նախընտրելArmenian
- lebih sukaIndonesian
- preferireItalian
- ~の方が好きですJapanese
- malo, addīcōLatin
- verkiezen, voorkeur gevenDutch
- wolećPolish
- preferirPortuguese
- preferaRomanian
- предпочитать, предпочестьRussian
- föredrar, föredra, föredragaSwedish
- มากกว่า, ชอบThai
- کو ترجیح دیتے ہیںUrdu
- 比较喜欢Chinese
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