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preferences

NOUN

first choice

Synonyms

STRONGEST

choice desire inclination option predilection weakness

STRONG

alternative druthers election favorite flash groove partiality pick prepossession propensity say selection top

WEAK

cup of tea say so

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dislike hate

STRONG

rejection

WEAK

disfavor equality hatred last choice

NOUN

favorable treatment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advantage priority

STRONG

advancement elevation favoritism precedence preferment promotion

WEAK

first place prelation pride of place upgrading

Antonyms

STRONG

demotion

WEAK

disfavor dislike equality hate hatred last choice rejection

Example Sentences

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“Together with Zepbound and Foundayo, retatrutide could build on Lilly’s commitment to match treatments to the needs and preferences of patients,” said Kenneth Custer, executive vice president at Lilly.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Their results suggest that early hominins such as Ardipithecus and Australopithecus probably showed only mild right-hand preferences, similar to what is seen in modern great apes today.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

Karen Guzzo, PhD, is a professor of sociology and the director of the Carolina Population Center at the University of North Carolina; she’s an expert on fertility preferences and fertility behaviors.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

We could each put down on our tax forms our spending preferences.

From Slate • May 11, 2026

And she had no idea that her preferences prodded him to such excesses.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou