preferred
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2.8
- adjective
- /prɪˈfɜrd/
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preferido
- For our vacation, we always stay at the preferred hotel that offers great service.
- preferred items
- preferred activities
- preferred styles
So we have things that are preferred for their own sake.
- So we have things that are preferred for their own sake.
- Is that your preferred means of consumption?
- Anyways, I like Fruity Pebbles, so this is my preferred cereal choice.
- The Stoics say that some indifference are preferred and some are rejected.
- The Trump administration is insisting on trying to create their own preferred version of reality.
- This is not my preferred Negroni glass.
- It is obviously not preferred that this attack occur at all.
- We also know that vision is the preferred modality.
- And last but not least, we have the preferred guest only beach sitting.
- And so anyway, like his preferred bonds or whatever.
- There's the Preferred Rewards Gold charge card and it's preferred rewards gold credit card.
Examples
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- I call her by her preferred name whenever we're going through a rough patch.
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Anyways, I like Fruity Pebbles, so this is my preferred cereal choice.
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Is there a good value, a preferred value to scale it by?
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And last but not least, we have the preferred guest only beach sitting.
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My preferred way to travel here.
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Some job applications ask what my preferred pay is as well as my past pay.
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Is that your preferred means of consumption?
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So the US government was a preferred stockholder in General Motors.
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Indeed, letter boxes and their contents became the preferred target for Suffragettes.
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My preferred way to travel is by train, as it is comfortable and scenic.
Synonyms
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1.0
Liked more than other people or things
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3.7
A better choice than another
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3.4
Liked more than other things of the same kind
A person who gets better treatment and more benefits than others
Chosen from a group because they are best or most suitable
A person picked out or preferred over others
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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5.5
A share that pays owners dividends before common shareholders but usually has no voting rights
- Specialized
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5.1
An investment in a company that pays dividends first but usually gives no voting rights
- Specialized
A type of stock where missed dividends add up and must be paid before common shareholders
- Specialized
A share that keeps unpaid dividends and pays them before common shares
How Desirable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Preferred comes from Latin parts pre- 'before' and ferre 'to carry', so to prefer something is like 'carrying it before' other things. That's why a preferred choice is one people pick as more desirable or chosen first.