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Synonyms for preferent

  • adjective

Most common

favorite US pet preferred favored US

All synonyms

Adjective

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Preferred or favoured.

Example sentences

  • favorite A nice roast chicken is one of my favorite dishes.
  • pet Lily is a pale lavender kitten who is Tiana's pet.
  • preferred Tom and Mary told me that they preferred red wine.
  • favored I felt I was unproperly and badly favored by fate.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
preferentfalling
favoriterising
petrising
preferredsteady
favoredsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
pet1
7 letters
favored2
8 letters
favorite3, favoured
9 letters
favourite3, preferred2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (favored2 = 2 syllables).