Hyphenation of preferred

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word preferred ? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

pre-ferred

Definitions of preferred :

1.	Like better Value more highly Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels We prefer sleeping outside
2.	Select as an alternative over another I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant She opted for the job on the East coast
3.	Promote over another He favors his second daughter
4.	Give preference to one creditor over another
5.	More desirable than another Coffee is preferable to tea Danny's preferred name is `Dan'
6.	Preferred above all others and treated with partiality The favored child

Synonyms of preferred :

adj	preferable, desirable
adj	favored, favorite, favourite, pet, loved

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.