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kick upstairs vs prefer

prefer vs kick upstairs

kick upstairs and prefer both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
kick upstairs No No Yes No
prefer No No Yes No
As verbs, prefer is a hyponym of kick upstairs; that is, prefer is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than kick upstairs:
  • kick upstairs: give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
  • prefer: promote over another
Other hyponyms of kick upstairs include tenure, bring up, spot promote, ennoble, entitle, gentle, favor, favour, brevet.
kick upstairs (verb) prefer (verb)
give a promotion to or assign to a higher position select as an alternative over another
like better; value more highly
promote over another
give preference to one creditor over another
Difference between kick upstairs and prefer

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