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Preferable

/prˈɛfərəbəl/
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(adj) Better than some other option; preferred.

Work is preferable to idleness.
I think death is preferable to shame.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Taking the train was ____ to driving given the heavy traffic expected on the motorway.

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