Favorite
Favorite noun - A person or thing that is preferred over others.
Usage example: the youngest child was always Mother's favorite
Preference is a synonym for favorite in prized topic. In some cases you can use "Preference" instead a noun "Favorite".
Nearby Words: favored, favoritism
Preference
Preference noun - A person or thing that is preferred over others.
Usage example: my preference is soul music
Favorite is a synonym for preference in first choice topic. You can use "Favorite" instead a noun "Preference".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- liking and favorite
- liking and preference
- love and favorite
- love and preference
- pet and favorite
- pet and preference
- beloved and favorite
- beloved and preference
- darling and favorite
- darling and preference
- favourite and favorite
- favourite and preference
- predilection and favorite
- predilection and preference
Both words in one sentence
- Its the authors favorite Trope on TV Tropes, and Ranma is one of his favorite Animes, if that gives any indication of his preference for this trope (he often draws Greg cosplaying as Ranma).
Source: Webcomic / Bricktown -
He basically chose the revolver out of preference (the Smith & Wesson Model 10 was his favorite gun), but it shows what they can do.
Source: Revolvers Are Just Better -
One pizza chain had an ad where the children asked their father about his preference for dinner, and he protested that trying to choose would be like trying to decide which of them was his favorite child.
Source: Parental Favoritism
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