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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For now, though, it all hinges on what Verstappen chooses to do.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

What Warsh says this week, and, just as importantly, how he chooses to communicate over the next several years, could shape everything from borrowing costs and hiring to the direction of the stock market.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 16, 2026

Derrick Broaster, a vintage enthusiast turned full-time reseller, says that while he chooses to put himself in clothes from the ’60s and ’70s, he outfits his two sons in clothes from the 2000s.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Elaborating further, emphasizing his disregard for intentionality, he wrote: “It chooses you. . . . Taste is the enemy of art.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

It is her first glimpse at the facts my brain chooses to hold on to.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson