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opted

[op-tid] / ˈɒp tɪd /
ADJECTIVE
named
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appointed
STRONG
announced anointed approved assigned authorized called certified chosen commissioned consecrated declared delegated deputed drafted elected entrusted favored nominated ordained pegged picked preferred sanctioned selected supported vested
WEAK
decided upon settled on tabbed
ADJECTIVE
uncompelled
Synonyms
WEAK
autonomous chosen deliberate designful discretional elected free free-willed freely gratuitous honorary independent intended intentional optional spontaneous unasked unbidden unconstrained unforced unpaid unprescribed volitional volunteer willed willful wished witting
ADJECTIVE
unforced
Synonyms
WEAK
autonomous chosen deliberate designful discretional elected free free-willed freely gratuitous honorary independent intended intentional optional spontaneous unasked unbidden uncompelled unconstrained unpaid unprescribed volitional volunteer willed willful wished witting
ADJECTIVE
voluntary
Synonyms
STRONGEST
spontaneous
STRONG
chosen free independent volunteer
WEAK
autonomous deliberate designful discretional elected free-willed freely gratuitous honorary intended intentional optional unasked unbidden uncompelled unconstrained unforced unpaid unprescribed volitional willed willful wished witting
Antonyms
WEAK
forced involuntary obligatory unwilling

Example Sentences

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The company opted to hold production levels flat at 505,000 to 510,000 barrels a day last year, waiting until oil prices improved.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

By 2024, 54% of U.S. households had opted out of cable.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

Amodei and Altman opted out, instead awkwardly touching elbows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Those arrested were convicted on charges of biopiracy and ordered to pay fines or serve 12 months in jail - they opted to pay the $7,700 fee and the foreign nationals left the country.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

I'd already worn my lavender gown to a winter formal, so for prom I opted for a black-and-white lace dress that I'd spotted in the window at Bebe.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi