Lead
Lead noun - The person who has the most important role in a play, movie, or TV show.
Preference and lead are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Preference" instead a noun "Lead".
Preference
Preference noun - A person or thing that is preferred over others.
Lead and preference are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lead" instead a noun "Preference".
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| high | high lead | high preference |
| clear | clear lead | clear preference |
| particular | particular lead | particular preference |
| normal | normal lead | normal preference |
| Other adjectives: typical, common, current, original, initial, obvious, simple, romantic, plain, strong, actual, real, male, big, huge, little, slight, former. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- The first is Madoka, the best friend of the female lead, Tokine, who always overtly hints to Tokine that Yoshimori, the male lead and Tokine's childhood friend, would be a pretty good match for Tokine even though he's two years younger and Tokine has a preference for older, taller guys.
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In was widely used in cider-, perry- and winemaking, and given that for much of the period the preference was for very sweet, syrupy concoctions, it exposed the drinkers to far worse doses of lead than any lead plumbing could.
Source: Royally Screwed Up -
She's a Bitch in Sheep's Clothing who plays to the male lead's preference for unthreatening women so she can marry up in society.
Source: Gold Digger
Cite this Source
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