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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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

And, in doing so, he chooses to leave, and that was hard for me, for Jeremy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

The cooling kit is not mandatory but any driver who chooses not to use it has to carry 5kg of ballast in their car to ensure he does not have a competitive advantage.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

Healed by him, Arabella chooses judiciously this time, and is rewarded by reconciliation with her family and a wedding with the medical prince on “a windy sunlit day in spring.”

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan