Prefer

/[pɹɪˈfɝ]/

Synonyms for "prefer" (177 found)

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Closest matches (36)

Verb(8 words)
choosefavoracquireschoose energy efficient applianceschoose tochosecoalescedecide to
addressadvanceaggrandizeaim atapprovebe desirous ofbe disposed tobe partial tobring beforebring forwardbring upbroachchoosechoose rathercommend to attentionculldesideratedesirediscriminateelect
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Noun(5 words)
bias towardbiasescare forcare for invaliddefault

Strong matches (53)

enterespouseesteemexaltextendfancyfavorfeelfeel about itfilegograduatehave a biashave a mind tohave designs onhave preferencehave ratherhold forthhold outhonor before
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inclineincline towardintroducekick upstairsknightlaunchlay beforeleanlean towardlean towardslikelike better
Noun(12 words)
Adjective(1 words)
fancy claim

Related words (88)

Noun(13 words)
Verb(9 words)
lodgelook atlook at itlovelustlust aftermake a motionmarkmootmoveofferoffer a resolutionopen upopt forpasspickpick outplay favoritespleasepose
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postulateprefer topresentprofferpromoteproposepropositionpropoundputput forthput forwardput it toput upraiseratherrecommendsee fitselectset beforeset forthshow preferencesidesingle outstartsubmitsuggesttaketake totend towardtenderthink bestthink fitthink propertreat unequallyupupgradeviewwantwaywishwish to goodnesswish very muchwould fain doyearn
Determiner(1 words)
most common value
Adjective(1 words)
partial being

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

14 entries
advancechooseelevatekick upstairslikemake a choicemake a decisionpaypick outpromoteraiseselecttakeupgrade

More specific

6 entries
choose todecide tolean towardopt foropt topick

Collocations

6 entries
prefer one optionprefer overprefer readingprefer this methodprefer tostrongly prefer

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

3 entries

Sample sentences

26 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I prefer to look for a solution to problems, not only to report them.

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Fifty-two per cent of British women prefer chocolate to sex.

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I would prefer to speak to you in private.

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I prefer a hotel by the airport.

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