Synonyms of the word

prefer

• v. (transitive) To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better.
• v. (transitive, now dated) To advance, promote (someone or something).
• v. (transitive) To present or submit (something) to an authority (now usually in "to prefer charges").
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To put forward for acceptance; to introduce, recommend (to).

advance

• v. To bring forward; to move towards the front; to make to go on.
• v. (obsolete) To raise; to elevate.
• v. To raise to a higher rank; to promote.
• v. To accelerate the growth or progress of; to further; to forward; to help on; to aid; to heighten.
• v. To bring to view or notice; to offer or propose; to show.
• v. To make earlier, as an event or date; to hasten.
• v. To furnish, as money or other value, before it becomes due, or in aid of an enterprise; to supply beforehand.
• v. To raise to a higher point; to enhance; to raise in rate.
• v. (intransitive) To move forwards, to approach.
• v. (obsolete) To extol; to laud.
• n. A forward move; improvement or progression.
• n. An amount of money or credit, especially given as a loan, or paid before it is due; an advancement.
• n. An addition to the price; rise in price or value.
• n. (in the plural) An opening approach or overture, especially of an unwelcome or sexual nature.
• adj. Completed before need or a milestone event.
• adj. Preceding.
• adj. Forward.

choose

• v. To pick; to make the choice of; to select.
• v. To elect.
• v. To decide to act in a certain way.
• v. To wish; to desire; to prefer.
• conj. (mathematics) The binomial coefficient of the previous and following number.
• n. (dialectal or obsolete) The act of choosing; selection.
• n. (dialectal or obsolete) The power, right, or privilege of choosing; election.
• n. (dialectal or obsolete) Scope for choice.

elevate

• v. (transitive) To raise (something) to a higher position; to lift.
• v. (transitive) To promote (someone) to a higher rank.
• v. (transitive) To ennoble or honour/honor (someone).
• v. (transitive) To lift someone's spirits; to cheer up.
• v. (transitive) To increase the intensity of something, especially that of sound.
• v. (dated, colloquial, humorous) To intoxicate in a slight degree; to render tipsy.
• v. (obsolete, Latinism) To lessen; to detract from; to disparage.
• adj. (obsolete) Elevated; raised aloft.

favor

• n. A kind or helpful deed; an instance of voluntarily assisting (someone).
• n. Goodwill; benevolent regard.
• n. A small gift; a party favor.
• n. Mildness or mitigation of punishment; lenity.
• n. The object of regard; person or thing favoured.
• n. (obsolete) Appearance; look; countenance; face.
• n. (law) Partiality; bias.
• n. (archaic) A letter, a written communication.
• n. (obsolete, in the plural) Lovelocks.
• v. To look upon fondly; to prefer.
• v. To do a favor [noun sense 1] for; to show beneficence toward.
• v. To treat with care.
• v. (in dialects, including Southern US and Louisiana) To resemble, to look like (another person).

favour

• n. British spelling standard spelling of favor.
• v. British spelling standard spelling of favor.

like

• v. (transitive, archaic) To please.
• v. To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.
• v. (obsolete) To derive pleasure of, by or with someone or something.
• v. To prefer and maintain (an action) as a regular habit or activity.
• v. (obsolete) To have an appearance or expression; to look; to seem to be (in a specified condition).
• v. (archaic) To come near; to avoid with difficulty; to escape narrowly.
• v. To find attractive; to prefer the company of; to have mild romantic feelings for.
• v. (obsolete) To liken; to compare.
• v. (Internet, transitive) To show support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet by marking…
• n. (usually in the plural) Something that a person likes (prefers).
• n. (Internet) An individual vote showing support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet.
• adj. Similar.
• adj. (obsolete) likely; probable.
• adv. (informal) For example, such as: to introduce an example or list of examples.
• adv. (archaic, colloquial) Likely.
• adv. (obsolete) In a like or similar manner.
• n. (sometimes as the likes of) Someone similar to a given person, or something similar to a given object;…
• n. (golf) The stroke that equalizes the number of strokes played by the opposing player or side.
• conj. (colloquial) As, the way.
• conj. As if; as though.
• prep. Similar to, reminiscent of.
• part. (colloquial, Scotland, Geordie, Teesside, Liverpudlian) A delayed filler.
• part. (colloquial) A mild intensifier.
• part. (colloquial) indicating approximation or uncertainty.
• part. (colloquial, slang) When preceded by any form of the verb to be, used to mean “to say” or “to think”;…
• interj. (Liverpudlian, Geordie) Used to place emphasis upon a statement.

opt

• v. (intransitive) To choose; select.

pay

• v. (transitive) To give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services.
• v. (transitive, intransitive) To discharge, as a debt or other obligation, by giving or doing what is due…
• v. (transitive) To be profitable for.
• v. (transitive) To give (something else than money).
• v. (intransitive) To be profitable or worth the effort.
• v. (intransitive) To discharge an obligation or debt.
• v. (intransitive) To suffer consequences.
• n. Money given in return for work; salary or wages.
• adj. Operable or accessible on deposit of coins.
• adj. Pertaining to or requiring payment.
• v. (nautical, transitive) To cover (the bottom of a vessel, a seam, a spar, etc.) with tar or pitch, or a…

promote

• v. (transitive) To raise (someone) to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank.
• v. (transitive) To advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell…
• v. (transitive) To encourage, urge or incite.
• v. (sports, usually in passive form) To elevate to the above league.
• v. (transitive, chemistry) To increase the activity of (a catalyst) by changing its surface structure.
• v. (transitive, chess) To exchange (a pawn) for a queen or other piece when it reaches the eighth rank.
• v. (intransitive, Singapore) To move on to a subsequent stage of education.

raise

• v. (physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
• v. (transitive) To create, increase or develop.
• v. (poker, intransitive) To respond to a bet by increasing the amount required to continue in the hand.
• v. (arithmetic) To exponentiate, to involute.
• v. (linguistics, transitive, of a verb) To extract (a subject or other verb argument) out of an inner clause.
• v. (linguistics, transitive, of a vowel) To produce a vowel with the tongue positioned closer to the roof…
• v. To increase the nominal value of (a cheque, money order, etc.) by fraudulently changing the writing or…
• v. (computing) To throw (an exception).
• n. (US) An increase in wages or salary; a rise (UK).
• n. (weightlifting) A shoulder exercise in which the arms are elevated against resistance.
• n. (curling) A shot in which the delivered stone bumps another stone forward.
• n. (poker) A bet which increased the previous bet.
• n. A cairn or pile of stones.

upgrade

• n. An upward grade or slope.
• n. An improved component or replacement item, usually applied to technology.
• n. An improvement.
• v. (transitive) To improve, usually applied to technology, generally by complete replacement of one or more…
• v. (transitive) To replace with something better.
• v. (transitive) To improve the equipment or furnishings of or services rendered to.
• v. (intransitive) To improve in condition or status.
• v. (intransitive, computing) To replace a program with a later version of itself, a version having a higher…
• adv. Up a slope or grade.