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choosing
| Main Entry: |
choosing
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | selecting |
| Synonyms: | choice, culling, deciding, electing, election, exercising judgment, making a choice, making up one's mind, option, picking, selection, separating |
| Main Entry: | appointment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | assignment of responsibility |
| Synonyms: | allotment, approval, assigning, authorization, certification, choice, choosing, commissioning, delegation, deputation, designation, election, empowering, installation, naming, nomination, ordination, promotion, selection |
| Main Entry: | choice |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | power to select; selection |
| Synonyms: | alternative, appraisal, choosing, cull, cup of tea, decision, determination, discretion, discrimination, distinction, druthers, election, evaluation, extract, favorite, finding, free will, judgment, opportunity, option, pick, preference, rating, say, substitute, variety, verdict, volition, vote, weakness |
| Main Entry: | pick |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | a chosen option, usually the choicest |
| Synonyms: | aces, bag, best, choice, choosing, cream*, crème de la crème, cup of tea, decision, druthers, elect, elite, flower*, preference, pride, prime, prize, select, selection, top, tops |
| Antonyms: | rejection |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | selection |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | preference from among choices |
| Synonyms: | alternative, choice, choosing, collection, culling, draft, druthers, election, excerpt, option, pick, picking |
| Antonyms: | refusal, rejection |
| Main Entry: | volition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | free will |
| Synonyms: | accord, choice, choosing, conation, desire, determination, discretion, election, option, preference, purpose, resolution, selection, will, willingness, wish |
| Main Entry: | selecting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | appointing |
| Synonyms: | choosing, electing, nominating, recruiting |
| Main Entry: | voting |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | casting votes |
| Synonyms: | balloting, choosing, deciding, polling, vote |
| Main Entry: | adopt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | legally care for another's child |
| Synonyms: | choose, foster, naturalize, pick, raise, select, take in |
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