From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpreferablepref‧e‧ra‧ble /ˈprefərəbəl/●くろまる○しろまる○しろまる adjectivePREFERbetter or more suitableFor this dish, fresh herbs and garlic are preferable.In warm weather, clothes made of natural fabrics are infinitely preferable (=much better).preferable to (doing) somethingBeing taught in a small group is far preferable to being in a large, noisy classroom.► see thesaurus at betterExamples from the Corpuspreferable• Nevertheless, many people still cling to the vinyldisk as preferable.• A limitedcontract for a few sessions, at least in the first instance, is always preferable.• But how can we decide which analysis is preferable?• The most preferablearrangement would be for us to pay very low interest over a long period of time.• So we're agreed. Our preferable course of action is to do nothing until the report is published.• It must be preferable that the original action proceed rather than being convoluted into a negligence action.• After a while, deciding that discretion was preferable, they moved off some distance into the desertparallel to the road.• I found this vaguely reassuring; a short, sharpdeath seemed preferable to a long, slowchewingunderwater.• Even to some one as straight as myself, the beardedgentleman is preferable to Anneka Rice or Judith Chalmers.• As far as I'm concerned anything would be preferable to staying here alone.• At that point, even a 3,000-mileplaneride home into relentlessheadwinds almost seemed preferable to Vancouver.far preferable• From upwards its tone becomes thin and rather unsatisfactory, the flute being far preferable at that altitude.• However, it is far preferable for companies to utilise the professional services of a company such as Rentokil Tropical Plants.• Jackson, who opposes the welfareoverhaul, says Clinton is far preferable to Dole.• Discomfort in the open air was far preferable to him.• In fact, too few words are far preferable to too many.