Synonyms and Antonyms of prefer
1
to show partiality toward
- I generally prefer chocolate ice cream over vanilla
adore, cotton (to), delight (in), dig, enjoy, fancy, groove (on), relish, revel (in)
choose, cull, handpick, name, pick, select, single (out), take
covet, crave, desire, hanker (for or after), want, wish (for)
bias, prejudice
incline (toward), tend (to)
admire, appreciate, cherish, prize, treasure, value
disfavor, dislike, mislike
abhor, abominate, detest, hate, loathe
decline, refuse, reject, turn down
discard, jettison, throw away, throw out
2
to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities
- most buyers of that vehicle have preferred the model with four-wheel drive
cherry-pick, choose, cull, elect, handpick, name, opt (for), pick, select, single (out), tag, take
preselect
appoint, designate, fix, mark, nominate, set, tab, tap
accept, adopt, embrace, espouse
settle (on or upon)
