choose

[chooz] / tʃuz /

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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Barkley said he was going to choose his words carefully one more time before delivering, “Live from New York… It’s Saturday Night!”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Ending dual citizenship would force me to choose between the country of my origin and the country of my parents’ origin.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

"You often have undergraduates that are part of papers - faculty choose undergraduates all the time to work on papers and projects. But for an undergraduate to be the lead author is a huge deal."

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

In a democratic republic the people choose those representatives through elections with broad suffrage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

I choose three more tiles from the bag to replace the R and two E’s I just used and arrange them on my tile stand.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

choose

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