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. Emil Cioran:

   There is no means of proving it is preferable to be than not to be.

2. Tony Brenton:

   For them, Assad, for all his disadvantages and for all his bloodiness and unpleasantness, is preferable to yet another country falling into Islamist hands.

3. George Ade:

   If it were not for the presents, an elopement would be preferable.

4. Jean de La Fontaine:

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

5. C. C. Colton:

   No company is preferable to bad, because we are more apt to catch the vices of others than their virtues, as disease is far more contagious than health.