Decline and Prefer

Decline

Decline verb - To show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to.

Prefer is an antonym for decline.

Prefer

Prefer verb - To show partiality toward.
Usage example: I generally prefer chocolate ice cream over vanilla

Decline is an antonym for prefer.

Common collocations

method decline method prefer method
world decline world prefer world
money decline money prefer money
option decline option prefer option
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