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

Where your son chooses to go to college matters.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

But whatever price structure it chooses could be upended if and when the large language model providers change their own pricing strategies.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

Whether he chooses to fulfill his destiny alongside his twin remains to be seen.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

How ’bout you chooses to send a wire to tell ’em folk back home to send you some help?”

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis