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preferring

VERB

favor; single out

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adopt choose go for pick promote put select suggest wish

STRONG

advance aggrandize cull desire elect elevate fancy finger incline mark place pose present proposition propound raise tag take tap upgrade

WEAK

be partial to be turned on to fix upon like better opt for optate propone put forward would rather would sooner

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dislike hate refuse reject

STRONG

decrease depress disgrace drop ignore lessen lose lower stop withhold

WEAK

spurn

Example Sentences

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It discarded its best-known brands – the Mondeo and the Fiesta – as part of a move away from affordable, everyman cars, preferring to concentrate on more upmarket models.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Harfuch loved "the streets," preferring "to go on operations" over desk work, Cervantes said.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

This also suited Haaland, who started the season in impressive scoring form but was something Guardiola later reeled in, preferring more measured games.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

Given that Indonesia’s fuel subsidies have so far kept a lid on inflation, analysts don’t expect the central bank to turn hawkish yet, preferring to continue using other tools to stabilize the rupiah.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

The class, preferring verse that rhymed at the end of lines, was silent, not knowing what to think of Gloria’s poem.

From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary