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

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chooses

Holloway beat current lightweight champion Gaethje in 2024 and holds a strong claim to face his fellow American for a shot at gold if he chooses to drop back down a division.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

What does it mean for Europe if the country that set the modern standard for combating antisemitism across the continent chooses to move on at a time of rising Jew-hatred?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

Constitutional privacy is not lost because the government chooses to invade it one fragment at a time.

From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026

The company should be able to continue funding its dividend if it chooses to allocate its cash that way.

From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026

She chooses cute heels, too, clips her long hair back.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti