Synonyms for preferred
pre·ferred

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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, preferable, favored, favorite(a), preferent, favourite(a)

   Antonyms:
   undesirable, unloved, unwanted

2. favored, favorite(a), favourite(a), best-loved, pet, preferred, preferentadjective

   preferred above all others and treated with partiality

   "the favored child"

   Antonyms:
   unwanted, undesirable, unloved

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1. List of paraphrases for "preferred":

   favorite, favourite, privileged, preferable, preferential, preference, favoured, electedthe, preferably, liked, prefer, choice, favored, chosen, chose

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1. Mike DelPrete:

   If you're trying to be number one in the market, slamming on the brakes is one of the worst things you can do, you want to make some adjustments before you get to that point -- slow down, switch gears. This is not the preferred outcome for Zillow.

2. Adam Schiff:

   Last month, in a bid to prevent informing the American people and its elected representatives about Russian efforts to help President President Trump and hurt Joe Biden, the Trump Administration announced that it would cease briefing Congress in person, and rely on written products alone. But if written products are being altered for political reasons, or worse withheld entirely, how can the American people trust that this Administration will inform voters on how foreign powers are trying to influence them, or where the threats really come from, and protect National Security — particularly when it contradicts the President's preferred narrative or personal political interests ? In short, they can't, and that's dangerous.

3. Loretta Swit:

   Sally Kellerman and I used to laugh at how much people preferred to believe that we were competitive or at odds with each other, the truth is that we were such good friends and enjoyed being mistaken for each other. I am very saddened by Sally Kellerman passing.

4. Ross Hunter:

   I would have preferred to increase the money we spent on student aid, so that we can help first-generation people go to college.

5. Sir Francis Bacon, Essays: Of Building, 1623:

   Houses are built to live in, not to look on; therefore, let use be preferred before uniformity, except where both may be had.