preferring
Choosing one over
Preferring is choosing one thing over another, favoring it: I'm preferring the blue one lately, She's preferring to work from home these days.
The -ing form appears in progressive constructions, though prefer often sounds more natural in simple present: I prefer tea to coffee rather than I'm preferring tea.
Selecting from alternatives
- selectingPicking from options
- optingActively making a choice
- pickingAct of selecting
- electingSelecting by vote
decision · alternatives · options · prioritizing · weighing · deliberating · evaluating · considering
Positive inclination toward
- fondnessWarm liking or affection
- affinityNatural liking or attraction
- penchantIngrained liking or tendency
- relishKeen pleasurable appreciation
appetite · appreciation · enjoyment · predilection · soft spot · partiality · fancy · weakness
Inclination toward a behavior
- predispositionInnate tendency toward something
- propensityInnate behavioral inclination
- proclivityInherent tendency toward something
- leaningTendency toward something
bent · disposition · inclination · drawn · attracted · prone · susceptible · amenable
Preferential treatment of some
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- nepotismPreferring kin in hiring
cronyism · unfairness · inequity · partisanship · discrimination · one-sidedness · unequal · skewed
Overly particular about preferences
- pickyExcessively selective or particular
- particularSpecific or fussy
- discerningHaving keen judgment
- discriminatingShowing careful judgment
fastidious · fussy · exacting · demanding · meticulous · finicky · persnickety · judicious
choosing
Selecting from alternatives
electing · decision · alternatives · options · prioritizing · weighing · deliberating · evaluating · considering · judgment
liking
Positive inclination toward
- fondnessWarm liking or affection
- affinityNatural liking or attraction
- penchantIngrained liking or tendency
relish · appetite · appreciation · enjoyment · predilection · soft spot · partiality · fancy · weakness · attraction
tendency
Inclination toward a behavior
- predispositionInnate tendency toward something
- propensityInnate behavioral inclination
- proclivityInherent tendency toward something
leaning · bent · disposition · inclination · drawn · attracted · prone · susceptible · amenable · receptive
favoritism
Preferential treatment of some
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
nepotism · cronyism · unfairness · inequity · partisanship · discrimination · one-sidedness · unequal · skewed · slanted
choosy
Overly particular about preferences
- pickyExcessively selective or particular
- particularSpecific or fussy
- discerningHaving keen judgment
discriminating · fastidious · fussy · exacting · demanding · meticulous · finicky · persnickety · judicious · critical
- mindsetsgrowth mindset, fixed mindset, mindset, abundance mindset, scarcity mindset
- valuingvaluing, appreciating, cherishing, treasuring, prizing
preferringrejecting
Refusing to accept
refusing · avoiding · shunning · disliking · disfavoring
preferringdisregarding
Deliberately not considering
ignoring · tolerating · accepting · overlooking · neglecting
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