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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There is only one way he would rather spend this World Cup, and that’s in Sweden’s yellow jersey when the country takes on Tunisia, the Netherlands, and Japan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Davidson analyst Gil Luria agreed, arguing AI labs would rather have a seat at the table than an adversarial relationship with the government.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

“Right now there are other asset classes with more momentum, and so momentum players would rather be in chip stocks than in bitcoin,” Hatfield said in a phone interview.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

He explained that he would rather “move in silence” than predict what his future performances may look like.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Somebody has to be on Mom’s target board—I think Taro would rather it was me than him.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman

would rather

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