Given
Given adjective - Having a tendency to be or act in a certain way.
Usage example: she's given to exaggeration
Preferring and given are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Preferring" instead an adjective "Given".
Nearby Word: give
Preferring
Given and preferring are semantically related. You can use "Given" instead an adjective "Preferring".
Nearby Word: preferred
Both words in one sentence
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For this reason, most commanders, if given any real choice, will avoid fighting battles in hyperspace, instead preferring to mass their forces near strategic key points such as jump gates or planets.
Source: Hyperspace Lanes - Shelley in South Park hasn't called Stan by his given name since Season One, generally preferring "Turd" or, on special occasions, "Stupid Turd."
Source: Hey, You! -
Then there are Baron Crossbones and Captain Victory preferring their real-life personas rather than the titles given to them in comics and propaganda posters.
Source: Webcomic / The Specialists
Cite this Source
Preferring and Given. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/given/preferring
Given & Preferring. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/given/preferring>.
Preferring or Given. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/given/preferring.
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