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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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He also wants to shrink the Fed's balance sheet, preferring to use interest rates as the central bank's primary tool on both sides of its mandate.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

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

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

Osman believes Dibling's time in the shadows at Everton is an example of how Moyes nurtures young players, preferring to shape them to what he requires rather than adopting an instant "sink or swim" approach.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Contrarians typically don’t hazard a guess as to when those preconditions will be met, preferring instead to let the markets tell the story in real time.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Consequently, he had no interest in describing his own natural philosophy as ‘modern’, preferring to call it ‘new’.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton