Demand and Prefer

Demand

Demand verb - To ask for (something) earnestly or with authority.

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Prefer and demand are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prefer" instead a verb "Demand".

Nearby Words: demanding, demanded, demandant

Prefer verb - To show partiality toward.

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Demand and prefer are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Demand" instead a verb "Prefer".

life	demand life	prefer life
people	demand people	prefer people
kind	demand kind	prefer kind
sex	demand sex	prefer sex
Other words: death, use, money, food, explanation, freedom.

This is actually a downside of winning the Superpower Lottery: Her extremely powerful weather magic (where "weather" also includes natural disasters) would put her in high demand as a war mage, but she'd prefer to be a healer, something which she's simply too strong for.

Source: Black Mage
A Netflix executive stated in 2013 that users of Internet video on demand "would actually prefer to have a whole season of a show available to watch at their own pace," according to an article in Deadline.

Source: Archive Binge
In the first year or two after a new species or strain of livestock comes into demand, they can be temporarily hard to come by, as their owners prefer breeding their stock for future profits over selling them now.

Source: Only Electric Sheep Are Cheap

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