Preferred
Preferred adjective - Singled out from a number or group as more to one's liking.
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Synonyms for Preferred
Wished and preferred are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wished" instead a verb "Preferred".
Both words in one sentence
- The film's writer later said he much preferred the second title and wished he'd come up with it.
- In the reverse, other fans preferred that the younger members would be the only team members and wished that the other Titans would leave.
Source: Broken Base / Comic Books - He acknowledges the change when he's preparing to make a Last Stand against the Daleks to buy the Doctor some time, commenting good-naturedly that he wished he'd never met the Doctor because he preferred himself as a coward.
Source: Contagious Heroism
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