chooses

VERB

pick, select

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accept adopt appoint cast designate determine elect embrace favor judge love name prefer single out take want

STRONG

co-opt crave cull desire espouse excerpt extract fancy finger glean predestine separate slot sort tag tap weigh will winnow wish

WEAK

call for commit oneself decide on discriminate between draw lots feel disposed to fix on make choice make decision make up one's mind opt for see fit set aside settle upon sift out tab take up wish for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abstain disallow dislike hate ignore receive refuse reject repudiate repulse

STRONG

insert neglect not want

Example Sentences

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chooses

Other times the canvas can still be enormous; what’s small is the intimate story Scott chooses to tell within it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

Where your son chooses to go to college matters.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

When a seller cannot—or chooses not to—deliver, customer support tells buyers they are covered by the FanProtect Guarantee, which promises the company will “do our best” to find “comparable or better” replacement seats.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

"And Graham Norton, if he chooses to continue, has got plenty more in the tank."

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

Once a scientist chooses a suitably close distance, all the calculations using the “true” mass and charge agree with one another.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife