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Adjective preferred has 2 senses

preferable, preferred - more desirable than another; "coffee is preferable to tea"; "Danny's preferred name is `Dan'"
Antonym: undesirable (indirect, via desirable)
favored, favorite, favourite, pet, preferred - preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the favored child"
Antonym: unloved (indirect, via loved)

Verb prefer has 4 senses

prefer - like better; value more highly; "Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels"; "We prefer sleeping outside"
--₁ is one way to like

Derived form: noun preference₁
Sample sentence:
They prefer him to write the letter
choose, prefer, opt - select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an alternative; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast"

Derived forms: noun preferment₁, noun preference₂
Sample sentence:
They prefer him to write the letter
prefer, favor, favour - promote over another; "he favors his second daughter"
--₃ is one way to promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate

Derived form: noun preferment₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
prefer - give preference to one creditor over another
--₄ is one way to pay
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody