Synonyms for prefer
prɪˈfɜrpre·fer

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1. prefer

   Prefer indicates a state of desire and approval; choose, an act of will. Prudence or generosity may lead one to choose what he does not prefer. Select implies a careful consideration of the reasons for preference and choice. Among objects so nearly alike that we have no reason to prefer any one to another we may simply choose the nearest, but we could not be said to select it. Aside from theology, elect is popularly confined to the political sense; as, a free people elect their own rulers. Cull, from the Latin colligere, commonly means to collect, as well as to select. In a garden we cull the choicest flowers.

   Synonyms:
   choose, cull, elect, pick, pick out, select

   Antonyms:
   cast away, cast out, decline, disclaim, dismiss, leave, refuse, reject, repudiate, throw aside

   Preposition:
   Choose from or from among the number; choose out of the army; choose between (or betwixt) two; among many; choose for the purpose.

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1. prefer

   Synonyms:
   choose, elect, select, fancy, promote, advance, further

   Antonyms:
   reject, postpone, defer, withhold, degrade, depress

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. preferverb

   like better; value more highly

   "Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels"; "We prefer sleeping outside"

   Synonyms:
   choose, favor, favour, opt

2. choose, prefer, optverb

   select as an alternative over another

   "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast"

   Synonyms:
   take, select, choose, opt, favor, favour, pick out

3. prefer, favor, favourverb

   promote over another

   "he favors his second daughter"

   Synonyms:
   choose, favor, privilege, favour, opt

4. preferverb

   give preference to one creditor over another

   Synonyms:
   choose, favor, favour, opt

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1. preferverb

   Synonyms:
   offer, present, address, bring forward, set forth

2. preferverb

   Synonyms:
   raise, exalt, promote, advance

3. preferverb

   Synonyms:
   choose, select, elect, pick, pick out, single out, fix upon, pitch upon

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1. List of paraphrases for "prefer":

   prefers, preferred, favor, lieber, preference

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How to use prefer in a sentence?

1. HWR:

   An "OGEE" could be used in a variety of settings. "OMG, the ogee is fabulous for our new molding." Or, "Honey, which do you prefer: the lateral ogee or the supported ogee?

2. Olexander Atamas:

   I would prefer to describe what I don’t feel now, I don’t feel a fear, but [I] feel confidence in my abilities, one year ago … I felt fear, I was stressed, psychologically it unsettled me. But currently there is no fear at all.

3. Stanislaw Lem:

   Cannibals prefer those who have no spines.

4. Chief Operating Officer Melissa Grant:

   We now feel confident that, even though we would much prefer to use both, that we can use misoprostol alone effectively and are ready to switch gears to have a higher percentage of our clients or even 100% of our colleagues use that option if necessary.

5. Joachim Corbach:

   If things get nastier, then we could see them (investors) coming into the franc, but at the current moment they seem to prefer the U.S. dollar and the yen.