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preferred |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb prefer 2 of 4 senses of prefer Sense 2 choose prefer, opt => opt out cop out Sense 3 prefer, favor, favour => advantage Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb prefer 2 of 4 senses of prefer Sense 2 choose prefer, opt => opt out cop out Sense 3 prefer, favor, favour => advantage Entailment of verb prefer Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb prefer 4 senses of prefer Sense 1 prefer => like Sense 2 choose prefer, opt Sense 3 prefer, favor, favour => promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate Sense 4 prefer => pay Familiarity of verb prefer prefer used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb prefer Sense 1 prefer => like -------------- Sense 2 choose prefer, opt -------------- Sense 3 prefer, favor, favour => promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate -------------- Sense 4 prefer => pay -------------- Grep of noun preferred cumulative preferred cumulative preferred stock preferred shares preferred stock Overview of verb prefer The verb prefer has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (22) prefer -- (like better; value more highly; "Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels"; "We prefer sleeping outside") 2. (17) choose prefer, opt -- (select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an alternative; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast") 3. (1) prefer, favor, favour -- (promote over another) 4. prefer -- (give preference to one creditor over another; in law) Overview of adj preferred The adj preferred has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) preferable, preferred -- (more desirable than another; "coffee is preferable to tea"; "Danny's preferred name is 'Dan'") 2. favored, favorite, favourite, pet, preferred -- (preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the favored child") Antonyms of adj preferred 2 senses of preferred Sense 1 preferable, preferred INDIRECT (VIA desirable) -> undesirable Sense 2 favored, favorite(postnominal), favourite(postnominal), pet, preferred INDIRECT (VIA loved) -> unloved Similarity of adj preferred 2 senses of preferred Sense 1 preferable, preferred => desirable (vs. undesirable) Sense 2 favored, favorite(postnominal), favourite(postnominal), pet, preferred => loved (vs. unloved) Attributes of adj preferred Familiarity of adj preferred preferred used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj preferred preferred Overview of verb prefer The verb prefer has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (22) prefer -- (like better; value more highly; "Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels"; "We prefer sleeping outside") 2. (17) choose prefer, opt -- (select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an alternative; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast") 3. (1) prefer, favor, favour -- (promote over another) 4. prefer -- (give preference to one creditor over another; in law) Overview of adj preferred The adj preferred has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) preferable, preferred -- (more desirable than another; "coffee is preferable to tea"; "Danny's preferred name is 'Dan'") 2. favored, favorite, favourite, pet, preferred -- (preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the favored child")
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