Attractive
Attractive adjective - Having an often mysterious or magical power to attract.
Preferred and attractive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Preferred" instead an adjective "Attractive".
Preferred
Preferred adjective - Singled out from a number or group as more to one's liking.
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Synonyms for Preferred
Attractive and preferred are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Attractive" instead an adjective "Preferred".
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Vladek also notes that Lucia was more attractive than his eventual wife Anja, but he preferred her for her personality (and her money also probably helped).
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H.P. Lovecraft generally preferred describing attractive scenery, but when ugly scenery did show up, he certainly didn't skimp on descriptions of that, either.
Source: Scenery Gorn -
One of them was Gamma Jack, who believed superhumans like himself and the Incredible Family to be a superior race, and often preferred saving beautiful or attractive women before anyone else.
Source: Smug Super
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