What is another word for prefer?
1352 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ pɹɪfˈɜː], [ pɹɪfˈɜː], [ p_ɹ_ɪ_f_ˈɜː]
Prefer is a verb that means to like or want one thing more than another. There are many synonyms for the word "prefer" such as favor, choose, opt, select, elect, pick, and decide. Each word carries a slightly different connotation to express preference. For example, "favor" suggests a bias towards something, while "choose" implies a decision between options. "Opt" implies a deliberate choice based on needs or circumstances. Meanwhile, "elect" and "select" conveys a sense of choosing someone or something with a degree of deliberation. Finally, "decide" could mean making up one's mind. All these synonyms can be used to convey preference in different situations depending on the context.
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Similar words for prefer:
- favor (noun)
- advance (verb)
- bring (verb)
- choose (verb)
- cull (verb)
- designate (verb)
- dignify (verb)
- elect (verb)
- elevate (verb)
- emotion (verb)
- fancy (verb)
- go for (verb)
- incline (verb)
- increase in amount, number, or position (verb)
- lean (verb)
- like (verb)
- love (verb)
- opt (verb)
- pick (verb)
- please (verb)
- pose (verb)
- promote (verb)
- propose (verb)
- proposition (verb)
- propound (verb)
- put (verb)
- relish (verb)
- suggest (verb)
- take (verb)
- turn (verb)
- want (verb)
- will (verb)
- wish (verb)
- bring
- choose
- desire
- elevate
- go for
- like
- love
- noun
- opt
- please
- take
- other relevant words (adjective)
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Prefer:
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n.
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- fair .
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v.
• advance- brake bank ,
- brake the bank ,
- break bank ,
- breaking bank ,
- breaking the bank ,
- breaks bank ,
- breaks the bank ,
- broke bank ,
- broke the bank ,
- gat fat ,
- gat rich ,
- gets fat ,
- gets rich ,
- getting fat ,
- getting rich ,
- got fat ,
- got rich ,
- gotten fat ,
- gotten rich ,
- hit jackpot ,
- hits pay dirt ,
- hitting pay dirt ,
- made a killing ,
- made killing ,
- make killing ,
- makes a killing ,
- makes killing ,
- making a killing ,
- making killing ,
- multi plied ,
- multi plying ,
- multi-plied ,
- multi-plying ,
- strike rich ,
- strikes gold ,
- strikes it rich ,
- strikes rich ,
- striking gold ,
- striking rich ,
- strook gold ,
- strook it rich ,
- strook rich ,
- struck gold ,
- struck it rich ,
- struck rich ,
- up grade ,
- up graded ,
- up grades ,
- up grading ,
- up lift ,
- up lifted ,
- up lifting ,
- up lifts ,
- up-grade ,
- up-graded ,
- up-grades ,
- up-grading ,
- up-lift ,
- up-lifted ,
- up-lifting ,
- up-lifts .
- de clare ,
- de clares ,
- de-clare ,
- de-clares ,
- in dict ,
- in-dict ,
- initiated legal action ,
- initiates legal action ,
- initiating legal action ,
- take court ,
- takes court ,
- takes to court ,
- taking court ,
- took court ,
- took to court .
- dis criminate ,
- dis criminated ,
- dis criminates ,
- dis criminating ,
- dis-criminate ,
- dis-criminated ,
- dis-criminates ,
- dis-criminating ,
- optated ,
- optates ,
- optating ,
- thinned out ,
- thins out .
- buttoned down ,
- buttoning down ,
- buttons down ,
- de fine ,
- de fined ,
- de fines ,
- de fining ,
- de legate ,
- de legates ,
- de note ,
- de noted ,
- de notes ,
- de noting ,
- de scribe ,
- de scribed ,
- de scribes ,
- de scribing ,
- de-fine ,
- de-fined ,
- de-fines ,
- de-fining ,
- de-legate ,
- de-legates ,
- de-note ,
- de-noted ,
- de-notes ,
- de-noting ,
- de-scribe ,
- de-scribed ,
- de-scribes ,
- de-scribing ,
- pinned down ,
- puts down for ,
- putting down for ,
- re seve ,
- re seves ,
- re-seve ,
- re-seves ,
- reseved ,
- reseves ,
- reseving .
- sub lime ,
- sub limed ,
- sub limes ,
- sub liming ,
- sub-lime ,
- sub-limed ,
- sub-limes ,
- sub-liming ,
- up rear ,
- up reared ,
- up rearing ,
- up rears ,
- up-rear ,
- up-reared ,
- up-rearing ,
- up-rears .
- decide up on ,
- decided up on ,
- decides up on ,
- decides upon ,
- deciding up on ,
- deciding upon ,
- goes down line ,
- goes down the line ,
- going down line ,
- going down the line ,
- re solve ,
- re solves ,
- re-solve ,
- re-solved ,
- re-solves ,
- re-solving ,
- settles on ,
- votes for ,
- went down line ,
- went down the line .
- am attracted to ,
- am captivated by ,
- am enamored of ,
- am love with ,
- are attracted to ,
- are captivated by ,
- are enamored of ,
- are in love with ,
- art attracted to ,
- art captivated by ,
- art in love with ,
- art love with ,
- be love with ,
- being attracted to ,
- being captivated by ,
- being enamored of ,
- being in love with ,
- being love with ,
- caring for ,
- crazied about ,
- crazies about ,
- crazying about ,
- is attracted to ,
- is captivated by ,
- is enamored of ,
- is in love with ,
- is love with ,
- longed for ,
- lusted after ,
- lusting after ,
- lusts after ,
- madded for ,
- madding for ,
- mads for ,
- set one heart on ,
- set ones heart on ,
- sets heart on ,
- sets one heart on ,
- sets one's heart on ,
- sets ones heart on ,
- setting heart on ,
- setting one heart on ,
- setting one's heart on ,
- setting ones heart on ,
- take liking to ,
- takes a liking to ,
- takes liking to ,
- takes to ,
- taking a liking to ,
- taking liking to ,
- taking to ,
- took a liking to ,
- took liking to ,
- took to ,
- was attracted to ,
- was captivated by ,
- was enamored of ,
- was in love with ,
- was love with ,
- wast attracted to ,
- wast captivated by ,
- wast enamored of ,
- wast in love with ,
- wast love with ,
- were attracted to ,
- were captivated by ,
- were enamored of ,
- were in love with ,
- were love with ,
- wert attracted to ,
- wert captivated by ,
- wert enamored of ,
- wert in love with ,
- wert love with ,
- wilded for ,
- wilding for ,
- wilds for .
- are fond of ,
- art fond of ,
- being fond of ,
- held with ,
- holding with ,
- holds with ,
- is fond of ,
- was fond of ,
- wast fond of ,
- were fond of ,
- wert fond of .
- am disposed ,
- am partial ,
- am predisposed ,
- am willing ,
- are disposed ,
- are partial ,
- are predisposed ,
- are willing ,
- art partial ,
- art predisposed ,
- art willing ,
- being disposed ,
- being partial ,
- being willing ,
- gravitated toward ,
- gravitates toward ,
- in cline ,
- in clines ,
- in duce ,
- in duces ,
- in-cline ,
- in-clines ,
- in-duce ,
- in-duces ,
- is disposed ,
- is partial ,
- is predisposed ,
- is willing ,
- leaned to ,
- leans to ,
- leant to ,
- made willing ,
- makes willing ,
- making willing ,
- not minded ,
- not minding ,
- not minds ,
- pre dispose ,
- pre disposes ,
- pre disposing ,
- pre-dispose ,
- pre-disposed ,
- pre-disposes ,
- pre-disposing ,
- was disposed ,
- was partial ,
- was predisposed ,
- was willing ,
- wast disposed ,
- wast partial ,
- wast predisposed ,
- wast willing ,
- were disposed ,
- were partial ,
- were predisposed ,
- were willing ,
- wert disposed ,
- wert partial ,
- wert predisposed ,
- wert willing .
- am prone ,
- are prone ,
- art prone ,
- being prone ,
- had propensity ,
- haddest propensity ,
- hadst propensity ,
- has propensity ,
- hast propensity ,
- hath propensity ,
- having propensity ,
- is prone ,
- was prone ,
- wast prone ,
- were prone ,
- wert prone .
- admire ,
- appreciate ,
- enjoy ,
- esteem .
- am attached to ,
- am crazy about ,
- am enchanted by ,
- am fascinated with ,
- are attached to ,
- are crazy about ,
- are enchanted by ,
- are fascinated with ,
- art attached to ,
- art crazy about ,
- being attached to ,
- being crazy about ,
- being enchanted by ,
- being fascinated with ,
- goned on ,
- gones on ,
- goning on ,
- had affection for ,
- had bad ,
- had it bad ,
- haddest affection for ,
- haddest bad ,
- haddest it bad ,
- hadst affection for ,
- hadst bad ,
- hadst it bad ,
- has affection for ,
- has bad ,
- has it bad ,
- hast affection for ,
- hast bad ,
- hast it bad ,
- hath affection for ,
- hath bad ,
- hath it bad ,
- have bad ,
- having affection for ,
- having bad ,
- having it bad ,
- held high ,
- holding dear ,
- holding high ,
- holds dear ,
- holds high ,
- is attached to ,
- is crazy about ,
- is enchanted by ,
- is fascinated with ,
- lose heart to ,
- lose one heart to ,
- lose ones heart to ,
- loses heart to ,
- loses one heart to ,
- loses one's heart to ,
- loses ones heart to ,
- losing heart to ,
- losing one heart to ,
- losing one's heart to ,
- losing ones heart to ,
- lost heart to ,
- lost one heart to ,
- lost one's heart to ,
- lost ones heart to ,
- put pedestal ,
- puts on pedestal ,
- puts pedestal ,
- putting on pedestal ,
- putting pedestal ,
- think world of ,
- thinking the world of ,
- thinking world of ,
- thinks the world of ,
- thinks world of ,
- thought the world of ,
- thought world of ,
- thrived with ,
- thrives with ,
- thriving with ,
- throve with ,
- was attached to ,
- was crazy about ,
- was enchanted by ,
- was fascinated with ,
- wast attached to ,
- wast crazy about ,
- wast enchanted by ,
- wast fascinated with ,
- were attached to ,
- were crazy about ,
- were enchanted by ,
- were fascinated with ,
- wert attached to ,
- wert crazy about ,
- wert enchanted by ,
- wert fascinated with .
- exercised choice ,
- exercises choice ,
- exercising choice ,
- made selection ,
- make selection ,
- makes a selection ,
- makes selection ,
- making a selection ,
- making selection .
- fix up on ,
- fixed up on ,
- fixes up on ,
- fixes upon ,
- fixing up on ,
- fixing upon ,
- fixt up on ,
- fixt upon ,
- hand pick ,
- hand picked ,
- hand picking ,
- hand picks ,
- hand-picking ,
- hand-picks ,
- handpicking ,
- handpicks ,
- pick choose ,
- picked and choose ,
- picked choose ,
- picking and choose ,
- picking choose ,
- picks and choose ,
- picks choose ,
- said so ,
- saying so ,
- says so ,
- sorts out ,
- take it leave it ,
- take leave it ,
- take or leave it ,
- takes it leave it ,
- takes it or leave it ,
- takes leave it ,
- takes or leave it ,
- taking it leave it ,
- taking it or leave it ,
- taking leave it ,
- taking or leave it ,
- took it leave it ,
- took it or leave it ,
- took leave it ,
- took or leave it .
- are inclined ,
- art inclined ,
- being inclined ,
- was inclined ,
- wast inclined ,
- were inclined ,
- wert inclined .
- ex tend ,
- ex tended ,
- ex tending ,
- ex tends ,
- ex-tend ,
- ex-tended ,
- ex-tending ,
- ex-tends ,
- pre sent ,
- pre-sent ,
- pre-sents .
- co unselling ,
- co-unselling ,
- hits on ,
- hitting on ,
- in vite ,
- intro duce ,
- intro duces ,
- intro-duce ,
- intro-duces ,
- kibitzed ,
- kibitzes ,
- laid before ,
- laid line ,
- laid on line ,
- laid the line ,
- lay line ,
- lay on line ,
- lay the line ,
- laying before ,
- laying line ,
- laying on line ,
- laying on the line ,
- laying the line ,
- lays before ,
- lays line ,
- lays on line ,
- lays on the line ,
- lays the line ,
- made a motion ,
- made a pitch ,
- made motion ,
- made pitch ,
- make motion ,
- make pitch ,
- makes a motion ,
- makes a pitch ,
- makes motion ,
- makes pitch ,
- making a motion ,
- making a pitch ,
- making motion ,
- making pitch ,
- moved for ,
- moves for ,
- moving for ,
- pro pone ,
- pro pones ,
- pro pose ,
- pro posed ,
- pro posing ,
- pro-pone ,
- pro-pones ,
- pro-pose ,
- pro-posed ,
- pro-posing ,
- proponed ,
- proponing ,
- puts to ,
- putting forward ,
- putting to ,
- re commend ,
- re commended ,
- re commending ,
- re commends ,
- re quested ,
- re questing ,
- re quests ,
- re-commend ,
- re-commended ,
- re-commending ,
- re-commends ,
- re-questing ,
- re-quests ,
- sets forth ,
- spake one piece ,
- spake one's piece ,
- spake ones piece ,
- spake piece ,
- speak one piece ,
- speak ones piece ,
- speak piece ,
- speaking one piece ,
- speaking one's piece ,
- speaking ones piece ,
- speaking piece ,
- speaks one piece ,
- speaks one's piece ,
- speaks ones piece ,
- speaks piece ,
- spitballed ,
- spitballing ,
- spoke one piece ,
- spoke one's piece ,
- spoke ones piece ,
- spoke piece .
- pro position ,
- pro positioned ,
- pro positioning ,
- pro positions ,
- pro-position ,
- pro-positioned ,
- pro-positioning ,
- pro-positions .
- bringing forward ,
- brings forward ,
- ex press ,
- ex pressed ,
- ex pressing ,
- ex-press ,
- ex-pressing ,
- sets before ,
- setting before ,
- trans late ,
- trans pose ,
- trans posed ,
- trans-lated ,
- trans-pose ,
- trans-posing .
- luxuriated in ,
- luxuriates in ,
- luxuriating in ,
- reveled in ,
- reveling in ,
- revelled in ,
- revelling in ,
- revels in .
- gave a tip ,
- gave tip ,
- give tip ,
- gives a tip ,
- gives tip ,
- giving a tip ,
- giving tip ,
- put on something ,
- put something ,
- put to something ,
- put two cents ,
- puts in two cents ,
- puts on something ,
- puts on to something ,
- puts something ,
- puts to something ,
- puts two cents ,
- putting in two cents ,
- putting on something ,
- putting on to something ,
- putting something ,
- putting to something ,
- putting two cents .
- de rive ,
- de rived ,
- de rives ,
- de riving ,
- de-rive ,
- de-rived ,
- de-rives ,
- de-riving ,
- payed for ,
- paying for ,
- pays for ,
- pro cure ,
- pro cured ,
- pro cures ,
- pro curing ,
- pro-cure ,
- pro-cured ,
- pro-cures ,
- pro-curing .
- am predisposed to ,
- are predisposed to ,
- art predisposed to ,
- being predisposed to ,
- de vote ,
- de voted ,
- de votes ,
- de voting ,
- de-vote ,
- de-voted ,
- de-votes ,
- de-voting ,
- had recourse ,
- haddest recourse ,
- hadst recourse ,
- has recourse ,
- hast recourse ,
- hath recourse ,
- having recourse ,
- is predisposed to ,
- re curred ,
- re curring ,
- re pair ,
- re paired ,
- re pairing ,
- re pairs ,
- re-curred ,
- re-curring ,
- re-pair ,
- re-paired ,
- re-pairing ,
- re-pairs ,
- turn energies to ,
- turn hand to ,
- turn one energies to ,
- turn one hand to ,
- turn ones energies to ,
- turn ones hand to ,
- turned energies to ,
- turned hand to ,
- turned one energies to ,
- turned one hand to ,
- turned one's energies to ,
- turned one's hand to ,
- turned ones energies to ,
- turned ones hand to ,
- turning energies to ,
- turning hand to ,
- turning one energies to ,
- turning one hand to ,
- turning one's energies to ,
- turning one's hand to ,
- turning ones energies to ,
- turning ones hand to ,
- turns energies to ,
- turns hand to ,
- turns one energies to ,
- turns one hand to ,
- turns one's energies to ,
- turns one's hand to ,
- turns ones energies to ,
- turns ones hand to ,
- under take ,
- under taken ,
- under takes ,
- under taking ,
- under took ,
- under-taken ,
- under-takes ,
- under-taking ,
- was predisposed to ,
- wast predisposed to ,
- were predisposed to ,
- wert predisposed to .
- Desiderated ,
- Desiderating ,
- am greedy ,
- are greedy ,
- art greedy ,
- being greedy ,
- coulded do with ,
- coulding do with ,
- coulds do with ,
- feel need ,
- feeling a need ,
- feeling need ,
- feels a need ,
- feels need ,
- felt a need ,
- felt need ,
- had a passion for ,
- had a yen for ,
- had ambition ,
- had an urge for ,
- had eyes for ,
- had passion for ,
- had urge for ,
- had yen for ,
- haddest a passion for ,
- haddest a yen for ,
- haddest ambition ,
- haddest an urge for ,
- haddest eyes for ,
- haddest passion for ,
- haddest urge for ,
- haddest yen for ,
- hadst a passion for ,
- hadst a yen for ,
- hadst ambition ,
- hadst an urge for ,
- hadst eyes for ,
- hadst passion for ,
- hadst urge for ,
- hadst yen for ,
- has a passion for ,
- has a yen for ,
- has ambition ,
- has an urge for ,
- has eyes for ,
- has passion for ,
- has urge for ,
- has yen for ,
- hast a passion for ,
- hast a yen for ,
- hast ambition ,
- hast an urge for ,
- hast eyes for ,
- hast passion for ,
- hast urge for ,
- hast yen for ,
- hath a passion for ,
- hath a yen for ,
- hath ambition ,
- hath an urge for ,
- hath eyes for ,
- hath passion for ,
- hath urge for ,
- hath yen for ,
- have passion for ,
- have urge for ,
- have yen for ,
- having a passion for ,
- having a yen for ,
- having ambition ,
- having an urge for ,
- having eyes for ,
- having passion for ,
- having urge for ,
- having yen for ,
- is greedy ,
- itched for ,
- itches for ,
- re quire ,
- re quired ,
- re quires ,
- re quiring ,
- re-quire ,
- re-quired ,
- re-quires ,
- re-quiring ,
- spoiled for ,
- spoils for ,
- spoilt for ,
- was greedy ,
- wast greedy ,
- were greedy ,
- wert greedy .
Other synonyms:
- preferably .
- Than ,
- gravitate ,
- preference .
Other relevant words:
- Balloted ,
- Deputed ,
- Deputing ,
- Desiderate ,
- Earmarked ,
- Graduating ,
- Hoped ,
- Hungered ,
- Hungering ,
- Mete ,
- Optate ,
- Promoted ,
- Propone ,
- Relished ,
- Selecting ,
- Singled ,
- Singling ,
- Subliming ,
- Tendered ,
- Tendering ,
- Volunteering ,
- Worded ,
- advance ,
- balloting ,
- be attracted to ,
- be captivated by ,
- be disposed ,
- be enamored of ,
- be greedy ,
- be in love with ,
- be partial ,
- be predisposed ,
- be predisposed to ,
- be prone ,
- be willing ,
- being predisposed ,
- break the bank ,
- bring ,
- bring forward ,
- brought forward ,
- button down ,
- care for ,
- cared for ,
- cares for ,
- choose ,
- come with ,
- could do with ,
- cull ,
- decide upon ,
- decided upon ,
- depute ,
- deputes ,
- desiderates ,
- designate ,
- dignify ,
- dream of ,
- dreamed of ,
- dreaming of ,
- dreams of ,
- dreamt of ,
- elect ,
- elevate ,
- fall for ,
- fancy ,
- feel a need ,
- fix upon ,
- fixed upon ,
- get fat ,
- get rich ,
- give a tip ,
- go down line ,
- go down the line ,
- go for ,
- grades ,
- grading ,
- gravitate toward ,
- gravitating toward ,
- hand-pick ,
- hand-picked ,
- handpick ,
- handpicked ,
- have a mind to ,
- have a passion for ,
- have a yen for ,
- have ambition ,
- have an urge for ,
- have eyes for ,
- have propensity ,
- have recourse ,
- hit on ,
- hit pay dirt ,
- incline ,
- itch for ,
- itching for ,
- kibitz ,
- kibitzing ,
- laid on the line ,
- lay before ,
- lay on the line ,
- lean ,
- lean to ,
- leaning ,
- leaning to ,
- like ,
- long for ,
- longing for ,
- longs for ,
- look forward to ,
- looking forward to ,
- lust after ,
- luxuriate in ,
- mad for ,
- make a killing ,
- make a motion ,
- make a pitch ,
- make willing ,
- move for ,
- move up ,
- moved up ,
- multiply ,
- not mind ,
- pick ,
- pick and choose ,
- pick out ,
- picked out ,
- picking out ,
- picks out ,
- pin down ,
- pinning down ,
- pins down ,
- please ,
- pluck ,
- pose ,
- posed ,
- posits ,
- pray for ,
- promote ,
- promotes ,
- propones ,
- propose ,
- proposition ,
- propound ,
- prosper ,
- put ,
- put down for ,
- put forward ,
- put in two cents ,
- put on to something ,
- put to ,
- puts forward ,
- raise ,
- relish ,
- reseve ,
- revel in ,
- say so ,
- set apart ,
- set before ,
- set forth ,
- set heart on ,
- set one's heart on ,
- sets apart ,
- setting apart ,
- setting forth ,
- settle on ,
- settled on ,
- settling on ,
- sifting ,
- sigh for ,
- singles ,
- sort out ,
- sorted out ,
- sorting out ,
- speak one's piece ,
- spitball ,
- spitballs ,
- spoil for ,
- spoiling for ,
- strike gold ,
- strike it rich ,
- striking it rich ,
- sublimed ,
- sublimes ,
- suggest ,
- take a liking to ,
- take it or leave it ,
- take to ,
- tasting ,
- tenders ,
- thin out ,
- thinning out ,
- tip off ,
- tipped off ,
- tipping off ,
- tips off ,
- turn ,
- turn one's energies to ,
- turn one's hand to ,
- vote for ,
- voted for ,
- voting for ,
- wanted ,
- wanting ,
- wild for ,
- will ,
- wish ,
- yearn for ,
- yearned for ,
- yearning for ,
- yearns for ,
- yens .
- Coopt ,
- Extracting ,
- Slotted ,
- Slotting ,
- commit oneself ,
- decide on ,
- discriminate between ,
- draw lots ,
- drawing lots ,
- feel disposed to ,
- fix on ,
- make choice ,
- make decision ,
- make up mind ,
- make up one's mind ,
- making up one's mind ,
- opt ,
- opt for ,
- opting for ,
- opts for ,
- see fit ,
- set aside ,
- setting aside ,
- settle upon ,
- settled upon ,
- sift out ,
- sifting out ,
- single out ,
- singled out ,
- singling out ,
- slot ,
- tabbed ,
- tabbing ,
- take up ,
- winnow ,
- winnowing .
- want .
- care to ,
- feel disposed ,
- feel like ,
- feeling like ,
- have a preference for ,
- incline toward ,
- inclined toward ,
- inclining toward .
- be attached to ,
- be crazy about ,
- be enchanted by ,
- be fascinated with ,
- dote on ,
- gone on ,
- have affection for ,
- have it bad ,
- held dear ,
- hold dear ,
- hold high ,
- lose one's heart to ,
- love ,
- put on pedestal ,
- think the world of ,
- thrive with .
- Disrelish ,
- accept ,
- accuse ,
- ache ,
- address ,
- adore ,
- advantage ,
- advocate ,
- affect ,
- aggrandise ,
- aggrandize ,
- aim ,
- aim at ,
- apply to ,
- approve ,
- ascribe ,
- ask ,
- attribute ,
- back ,
- be desirous of ,
- be disposed to ,
- be inclined ,
- be partial to ,
- be persuaded ,
- be turned on to ,
- beg ,
- beg leave ,
- boost ,
- bring before ,
- bring to justice ,
- bring to trial ,
- bring up ,
- broach ,
- call ,
- call for ,
- call to ,
- call upon ,
- carry ,
- carry away ,
- champion ,
- charge ,
- cherry-pick ,
- choose rather ,
- claim ,
- cling to ,
- consecrate ,
- crave ,
- demand ,
- desire ,
- dig ,
- direct ,
- discriminate ,
- distinguish ,
- embrace ,
- endorse ,
- ennoble ,
- enter ,
- exalt ,
- exalts ,
- extend ,
- favour ,
- feel ,
- file ,
- file a claim ,
- finger ,
- fond ,
- go ,
- go along with ,
- go in for ,
- go in with ,
- go to law ,
- graduate ,
- hand over ,
- hanker ,
- have as lief ,
- have on ,
- have rather ,
- hold ,
- hold forth ,
- hold out ,
- hunger ,
- hunger for ,
- impute ,
- incline to ,
- incline towards ,
- induct ,
- inform against ,
- introduce ,
- invite ,
- itch ,
- kick upstairs ,
- knight ,
- launch ,
- lay ,
- lay at one's feet ,
- lean toward ,
- like better ,
- list ,
- lodge ,
- long ,
- look at ,
- look at it ,
- lust ,
- mark ,
- mind ,
- moot ,
- move ,
- not care for ,
- object to ,
- offer ,
- open up ,
- ordain ,
- pass ,
- petition ,
- pine ,
- pine for ,
- place ,
- play favorites ,
- pop the question ,
- port ,
- postulate ,
- pray ,
- preferred ,
- present ,
- proffer ,
- put at one's disposal ,
- put forth ,
- put on trial ,
- rather ,
- recommend ,
- render ,
- request ,
- sanction ,
- side ,
- side with ,
- solicit ,
- sponsor ,
- start ,
- submit ,
- sue ,
- support ,
- tag ,
- take ,
- take sides with ,
- tap ,
- tender ,
- think fit ,
- thirst ,
- tote ,
- translate ,
- upgrade ,
- view ,
- wash away ,
- way ,
- wear ,
- whistle for ,
- wish for ,
- worship ,
- would like ,
- would rather ,
- would sooner ,
- yearn .
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How to use "Prefer" in context?
"prefer" is a verb meaning "to value or esteem more than others." It is used to express a preference for one thing over another. When we use the verb "prefer," we are indicating that we feel comfortable or safe with the option or situation and would rather have it than any other. For example, I prefer pizza to pasta. I like the taste and texture of pizza better than pasta. This is my preference and I am comfortable with it. I do not prefer pasta to pizza because I think pasta is better than pizza. I prefer pizza because it is something that I am comfortable with.
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Equivalence
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Adjective
preferred.
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Adjective
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Independent
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Other Related
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Verb, non-3rd person singular present
preferable.
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Verb, base form
preferable.
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Verb, non-3rd person singular present
Hyponym for Prefer:
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