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I came across the terms いい and よい and wanted to determine if there is a word
used to describe two words that have the same meaning, but a preference for
one. Thank you.
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Is there a term for two words that mean the same thing, but a preference for one?
「同意語{どういご}」 or 「類義語{るいぎご}」 will do.

These, however, are not necessarily everyone's everyday, household words.
Those who are not too keen on Language in general might not recognize them
unless they are written out. In that case, you could use:

「同{おな}じ意味{いみ}の（ふたつの）言葉{ことば}」

Switch 「言葉」 to 「単語{たんご}」 and it will sound more technical/academic.
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