| ADJECTIVE | all | preferred, preferable | more desirable than another |
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| all | preferred, favored, favorite, favourite, best-loved, pet, preferent | preferred above all others and treated with partiality |
| Sounds | prahfer'd; prihfer'd; priyfer'd | |
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| Rhymes | Abelard ... word / Word: 269 rhymes with erd... | |
| Meaning | More desirable than another. | |
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| Example | "Danny's preferred name is 'Dan'" | |
| Synonym | preferable | |
| Broader | desirable | Worth having or seeking or achieving |
| Meaning | preferred above all others and treated with partiality. | |
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| Synonyms | favored, favorite, favourite, best-loved, pet, preferent | |
| Broader | loved | Held dear |
| Catalan | favorit | |
| Spanish | favorito | |