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like better

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 opt for optate propone put forward would rather 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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This often made it scrappy and innovative, however, often pioneering technologies like better automatic transmissions, cruise control and four-wheel anti-lock brakes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

The companies purifying water look like better bets than the high-tech customers who use it.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 9, 2025

The Seattle-area tax lawyer said other savings plans, like the education-focused 529s, seems like better options for now.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025

Fans of the books have expressed appreciation for changes like better explaining Medusa’s backstory, and disappointment over other shifts like the deadline to retrieve Zeus’ lightning bolt.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2024

At first a response won’t come, since words like better and sick are still stuck in his head, but eventually, Axel is able to say four words.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers