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Preferred vs Unfavorite - What's the difference?

preferred | unfavorite |

As verbs the difference between preferred and unfavorite

is that preferred is (prefer) while unfavorite is (internet) to remove from one’s list of favorites.

As adjectives the difference between preferred and unfavorite

is that preferred is favoured while unfavorite is (informal) not preferred; particularly meaning “especially disliked”.

As nouns the difference between preferred and unfavorite

is that preferred is (finance) preferred stock while unfavorite is (informal) something that is not a favorite; particularly something that is “especially disliked”.

preferred

English

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Verb

(head)
  • (prefer)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • favoured

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (finance) Preferred stock.
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    • , passage=Naturally, closed-end funds’ common shareholders love the juice that auction-rate preferreds provide.}}

    unfavorite

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (informal) Not preferred; particularly meaning “especially disliked”.

    • Related terms

    * (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) Something that is not a favorite; particularly something that is “especially disliked”.

    • Usage notes

    Both the adjective and noun form are rather casual, indeed jocular, and most often used in explicit contrast to (favorite), as in “These are some of my favorite and (most) unfavorite things.”

    Verb

    (unfavorit)
  • (Internet) To remove from one’s list of favorites.

    • Usage notes

    Most often used in reference to (Twitter), as in “How do I unfavorite a tweet?”

    Antonyms

    * (all senses) (l)