Preferable
Preferable adjective - More desirable than another.
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Synonyms for Preferable
Required and preferable are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Required" instead an adjective "Preferable".
Required
Required adjective - Forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law.
Preferable and required are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Preferable" instead an adjective "Required".
Nearby Words: requirement, requiring
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Related pairs
- preferred and preferable
- preferred and required
- desired and preferable
- desired and required
- right and preferable
- right and required
- fit and preferable
- fit and required
- appropriate and preferable
- appropriate and required
- correct and preferable
- correct and required
- proper and preferable
- proper and required
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NASA, for instance, holds that a master's degree in the relevant field (generally hard sciences) is required for a mission specialist, with a doctorate being preferable, and even the pilot of a spacecraft has to have a bachelor's degree in one of the natural sciences, mathematics or engineering.
Source: Science Hero
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