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    pref·er·a·ble
    [ˈpref(ə)rəb(ə)l]
    adjective
    preferable (adjective)
    1. more desirable or suitable:
      "lower interest rates were preferable to higher ones"
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    adjective
    1. more desirable or suitable:
      better
      best
      advantageous
      superior
      preferred
      recommended
      favored
      nicer
      more desirable
      more suitable
      more advisable
      more expedient
      predilect
      Opposite:
      undesirable
     
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    Preferable Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Learn the meaning of preferable, an adjective that describes something having greater value or desirability than something else. See examples of preferable in sentences, word history, and related words.

     
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    What does preferable mean?
    Take the Quiz! Some words just need a little space. The meaning of PREFERABLE is having greater value or desirability : being preferred. How to use preferable in a sentence.

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    What does it mean if one thing is preferable to another?
    If you say that one thing is preferable to another, you mean that it is more desirable or suitable. Eating little and often may be preferable to large regular meals. Do something creative or take exercise, preferably in the fresh air. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

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    Is it better to say something is more preferable or most preferable?
    Usage: Since preferable already means `more desirable', it is better when writing not to say something is more preferable or most preferable. Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002 better, superior. The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus.

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    Why is the use of force always preferable?
    The use of force -- whether legal or military -- always reveals a failure of some other, preferable means. My father's excesses -- especially with my grandmothers -- remind us why this strategy is far preferable. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web.

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    As far as I'm concerned, physical therapy is greatly/infinitely preferable to surgery. The book is far/much preferable to the movie. [=is much better than the movie]

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