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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chooses

Nobody really chooses to understand the reasoning why.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

It will be a reminder of what food media can offer when it chooses to nourish more than our appetites.

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026

Each month, he chooses a novel and offers it up for discussion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt and Sean Parnell, the Pentagon’s chief spokesman, insisted the military has everything it needs for any mission Trump chooses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

Just as no person chooses their own name, no person chooses their own destiny.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff