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would sooner

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 rather

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dislike hate refuse reject

STRONG

decrease depress disgrace drop ignore lessen lose lower stop withhold

WEAK

spurn

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I’d wager a wolf would sooner recognize a sheep as one of its own than a grinning pug.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Stayed on nicely when third at Tramore on New Year's Day but pulled up in the Ultima Chase at Cheltenham last month and would sooner be with one of the others than Crooner.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2024

Yet, even after being expelled back into Mexico, he and other asylum seekers expressed enthusiasm that their conditions would, sooner or later, improve under the new administration.

From Reuters • Jan. 21, 2021

He was a bruising fullback for Cal’s football team who would sooner run over opponents than run around them, but couldn’t fathom recovering from such a blow so quickly.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2020

“Perhaps in a bit,” Frankie said, sparing me from having to explain that I had never played pool and would sooner strike my own eye out than hit the ball.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

would sooner

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