Synonyms for preferable
ˈprɛf ər ə bəl, ˈprɛf rə- or, often, prɪˈfɜr-prefer·able

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1. preferable, preferredadjective

   more desirable than another

   "coffee is preferable to tea"; "Danny's preferred name is `Dan'"

   Synonyms:
   best-loved, pet, preferred, favored, favorite(a), preferent, favourite(a)

   Antonyms:
   unwanted, undesirable

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1. preferableadjective

   Synonyms:
   more eligible, more desirable

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1. List of paraphrases for "preferable":

   preferred, better, desirable, advisable, favorite, best

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1. Adam Schiff:

   President Trump's decision to walk away from the summit with North Korea without an agreement was preferable to making a bad deal.

2. Marcus Tullius Cicero:

   For if that last day does not occasion an entire extinction, but a change of abode only, what can be more desirable And if it, on the other hand, destroys and absolutely puts an end to us, what can be preferable to having a deep sleep fall on us in the midst of the fatigues of life and, being thus overtaken, to sleep to eternity

3. Jean de La Fontaine:

   Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.

4. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders:

   As I said, she's far preferable to the Republican candidates. But the challenge now is to rally millions of Americans to stand up, and people will have to determine whether her past record puts her in that position.

5. Burt Colucci:

   It’s always preferable that it is a white town.