- preferable, preferred - more desirable than another; "coffee is preferable to tea"; "Danny's preferred name is `Dan'"
Antonym: undesirable (indirect, via desirable)
- favored, favorite, favourite, pet, preferred - preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the favored child"
Antonym: unloved (indirect, via loved)
- prefer - like better; value more highly; "Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels"; "We prefer sleeping outside"
--1 is one way to like
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun preference1
They prefer him to write the letter
- choose, prefer, opt - select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an alternative; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast"
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun preferment1, noun preference2
They prefer him to write the letter
- prefer, favor, favour - promote over another; "he favors his second daughter"
--3 is one way to promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun preferment1
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- prefer - give preference to one creditor over another
--4 is one way to pay
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody