preferable

Speech parts

1. preferable - Adjective

2. preferable - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Worthy to be preferred or chosen before something else; more desirable; as, a preferable scheme.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

preferred right best good better superior choice improved proper appropriate ideal fit suitable excellent acceptable
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Antonyms

common average poor bad fair counter
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Examples

coffee is preferable to tea Source: Internet

Danny's preferred name is `Dan' Source: Internet

A challenge for the modern archaeologist is to consider whether in-situ preservation, or recovery and conservation on land is the preferable option; or to face the fact that preservation in any form, other than as an archaeological record is not feasible. Source: Internet

All very lovely, although many will retort that keeping the offices open with staff might have been preferable. Source: Internet

• A low melting point is preferable in order to avoid metastable, monotropic liquid crystalline phases. Source: Internet

Agarose is also harder than agar and may therefore be preferable where greater gel strength is necessary, and its lower gelling temperature may prevent causing thermal shock to the organism when the cells are suspended in liquid before gelling. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

prefer to ignore prefer to neglect preferability preferableness preferably preferans