Antonyms for preference
ˈprɛf ər əns, ˈprɛf rənspref·er·ence

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. preference

   A choice may be among many things; an alternative is in the strictest sense a choice between two things; oftener it is one of two things between which a choice is to be made, and either of which is the alternative of the other; as, the alternative of surrender is death; or the two things between which there is a choice may be called the alternatives; both Mill and Gladstone are quoted as extending the meaning of alternative to include several particulars, Gladstone even speaking of "the fourth and last of these alternatives." Option is the right or privilege of choosing; choice may be either the right to choose, the act of choosing, or the thing chosen. A person of ability and readiness will commonly have many resources. Pick, from the Saxon, and election, from the Latin, picture the objects before one, with freedom and power to choose which he will; as, there were twelve horses, among which I could take my pick. A choice, pick, election, or preference is that which suits one best; an alternative is that to which one is restricted; a resource, that to which one is glad to betake oneself.

   Antonyms:
   compulsion, necessity

   Synonyms:
   alternative, choice, election, option, pick, resource

Matched Categories

1. • Advantage
   • Choice

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. preference, penchant, predilection, tastenoun

   a strong liking

   "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"

   Synonyms:
   taste perception, predilection, appreciation, taste sensation, druthers, perceptiveness, tasting, gustation, gustatory perception, penchant, taste, sense of taste, orientation, discernment, gustatory sensation, gustatory modality, mouthful

2. predilection, preference, orientationnoun

   a predisposition in favor of something

   "a predilection for expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist orientation"

   Synonyms:
   penchant, taste, druthers, predilection, orientation, orientation course

3. preference, druthersnoun

   the right or chance to choose

   "given my druthers, I'd eat cake"

   Synonyms:
   penchant, taste, druthers, predilection, orientation

4. preferencenoun

   grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties)

   Synonyms:
   penchant, taste, druthers, predilection, orientation

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dislike

   feel distaste for or hostility toward.

   i have no preference for chocolate; i dislike dark chocolate even more than milk chocolate.

   Submitted by rinat on June 12, 2017  

How to use preference in a sentence?

1. Georg Riedel:

   I would say everyone who tastes wines in different-shaped glasses would believe they are actually different wines. And out of those, you can pick your preference, which proves that one shape elevates the components of the wine better than another, of course, a glass cannot change a wine from a bad wine to a good wine. We are not responsible for miracles.

2. Barack Obama:

   It was a mind-set characterized by a preference for military action over diplomacy, a mind-set that put a premium on U.S. action over the painstaking work of building international consensus. A mind-set that exaggerated threats beyond what the intelligence supported.

3. Van Pelt:

   My personal preference was that I didn’t want to bring in a physician to speculate, i totally see the other side, where a well-trained eye of a physician might recognize something that might totally make sense. But I just didn’t want to be speculating.

4. Chuck Schumer:

   Our preference is to make this important work bipartisan, to include input, ideas, and revisions from our Republican colleagues or bipartisan efforts to do the same. But if our Republican colleagues decide to oppose this urgent and necessary legislation, we will have to move forward without them.

5. Goldman Sachs:

   The Fed’s shift towards more aggressive policy action will likely push the market to expect similar moves from central banks like the BoE that were already taking steps in that direction, within this context, it is also worth noting that the Fed’s apparent preference for earlier balance sheet action makes the BoE’s own runoff plans less idiosyncratic, which we though could have held back GBP’s response to policy action.

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