would rather

VERB

prefer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adopt choose go for pick promote put select suggest wish

STRONG

advance aggrandize cull desire elect elevate fancy finger incline mark place pose present proposition propound raise tag take tap upgrade

WEAK

be partial to be turned on to fix upon like better opt for optate propone put forward would sooner

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dislike hate refuse reject

STRONG

decrease depress disgrace drop ignore lessen lose lower stop withhold

WEAK

spurn

Example Sentences

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Says Pile: “I would rather have fewer chips on the table while we wait to see what happens next.”

From MarketWatch

Rucker said however that when a private-equity-owned business shutters, she doesn’t feel sadness: “I would rather give my money to a fellow small-business owner, because I would rather know that every dollar and every sale matters.”

From Los Angeles Times

Born in the rural midlands of England in 1916, Crick originally studied physics at University College London, and worked on the electrical circuits of shipping mines during World War II. After deciding he would rather work on questions of the nature of life, he took up a research position at Cambridge.

From The Wall Street Journal

Despite the pressure it brings, there is still no place she would rather be than on the frontline of a courtroom.

From BBC

would rather

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