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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“While a modest approach would have been appropriate, the Court chooses to go big,” she wrote.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

"Whether one chooses to divine the fact that we're in a recession or not really does miss the point," said Jeremy Kronick, president of the CD Howe Institute, a non-partisan economic think tank.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026

Whether it chooses to do so will reveal as much about our immigration politics as this opinion reveals about our jurisprudence.

From Slate • Jun. 26, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

Ana chooses the wine, and the waiter comes back with the bottle.

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour