Meaning & use
preferable
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More desirable or suitable than another option.
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A short delay is preferable to rushing the project and making costly mistakes.
Most doctors agree that prevention is preferable to treatment.
A note on using this word
Preferable already implies a comparison, so phrases like 'more preferable' are considered redundant in careful writing.
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