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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | better, greater, higher; excellent |
| Synonyms: | a cut above, above, admirable, capital, choice, dandy, deluxe, distinguished, exceeding, exceptional, exclusive, expert, famous, fine, finer, first-class, first-rate, first-string, five-star, good, good quality, grander, high-caliber, high-class, major, more advanced, more skillful, noteworthy, of higher rank, over, overlying, paramount, predominant, preferable, preferred, premium, prevailing, primary, remarkable, senior, superhuman, superincumbent, surpassing, unrivalled |
| Antonyms: | bad, below, inferior, lower, minor, poor |
| Main Entry: | preferable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | favored |
| Synonyms: | better, choice, desirable, excellent, preferred, superior |
| Main Entry: | preferential |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | favored |
| Synonyms: | advantageous, favorite, preferred, special |
| Main Entry: | selected |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | picked |
| Synonyms: | chosen, elected, named, preferred, tabbed |
| Main Entry: | fair-haired |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | favorite |
| Synonyms: | best-loved, cherished, darling, fair-haired one, fancy, favored, fortunate, lucky, pet, preferred, treasured |
| Main Entry: | advance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | increase in amount, number, or position |
| Synonyms: | boost, break the bank, develop, elevate, enlarge, get fat, get rich, grade, grow, hit pay dirt, hit the jackpot, improve, magnify, make a killing, make out, multiply, pan out, prefer, prosper, raise, strike gold, strike it rich, thrive, up, upgrade, uplift |
| Notes: | advance means 'steady progress' and stresses effective assisting in hastening a process or bringing about a desired end, while advancement suggests progression that is bigger, more, or beyond normal |
| Antonyms: | decrease, take back, withdraw |
| Main Entry: | bring |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | file charges in court |
| Synonyms: | appeal, arraign, cite, declare, indict, initiate legal action, institute, prefer, serve, sue, summon, take to court |
| Main Entry: | choose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pick, select |
| Synonyms: | accept, adopt, appoint, call for, cast, co-opt, commit oneself, crave, cull, decide on, designate, desire, determine, discriminate between, draw lots, elect, embrace, espouse, excerpt, extract, fancy, favor, feel disposed to, finger, fix on, glean, judge, love, make choice, make decision, make up one's mind, name, opt for, predestine, prefer, see fit, separate, set aside, settle upon, sift out, single out, slot, sort, tab, tag, take, take up, tap, want, weigh, will, winnow, wish, wish for |
| Notes: | choose means to pick out or select from a number of alternatives, while chose is the past tense of choose |
| Main Entry: | cull |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pick out for reason |
| Synonyms: | choose, discriminate, elect, extract, glean, mark, opt for, optate, pluck, prefer, select, sift, single out, take, thin, thin out, winnow |
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