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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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WIlliams has never liked the word retirement, preferring instead to say she was "evolving away" from tennis in 2022.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Wall Street has been relatively quiet on Tesla lately, preferring to focus on the coming initial public offering of SpaceX.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

In the pharma space, Swenson uses the $949 million VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF thanks to its global focus, preferring it over the $946 million iShares U.S.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Stanley Black & Decker says fewer buyers want the Connecticut plant’s single-sided tape measures, preferring double-sided ones made abroad.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Before we began, Daliwonga invited Mda and Letlaka and his brother, George, to participate, but they demurred, preferring to listen to the two of us.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela