preferable

adjective

pref·​er·​a·​ble ˈpre-f(ə-)rə-bəl 

ˈpre-fər-bəl,

 also  pri-ˈfər-ə-bəl

: having greater value or desirability : being preferred

preferability

ˌpre-f(ə-)rə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

noun

Examples of preferable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In other words, even restaurants that don’t treat certain tables as subpar know that some are, without question, preferable. —Maggie Hennessy, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025

In politics, being a fox is not always preferable or easy, especially in a media environment that loves itself a hedgehog. —Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2025

Hoffman had been arguing that a firing squad would have been a preferable execution method to nitrogen gas. —Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025

This meeting will be remembered as a turning point in which America decided that the best shot at resolving the Russia-Ukraine war was to impose a solution rather than work with Zelenskyy to arrive at one preferable to him. —Evan Nierman, Baltimore Sun, 13 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1666, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for preferable

• referable

Kids Definition

preferable

adjective

pref·​er·​a·​ble ˈpref-(ə-)rə-bəl 

ˈpref-ər-bəl

: worthy to be preferred : more desirable

preferability

ˌpref-(ə-)rə-ˈbil-ət-ē 

noun

preferably

ˈpref-(ə-)rə-blē 

ˈpref-ər-

adverb