chose

[chohz] / tʃoʊz /

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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Gmail users who want to switch to more anonymous email addresses or felt burdened by the email addresses they chose as kids celebrated the update on social media.

From Los Angeles Times

If you chose A, you have some reading ahead of you.

From The Wall Street Journal

Instead he chose Amy and law school: “For the kind of life we might want to have together I needed to make more money.”

From The Wall Street Journal

This was no accident, for he chose not to call himself an artist until he could become the kind of artist he longed to be.

From The Wall Street Journal

As a female photographer – the first to be given Premier League accreditation, while working for the Today newspaper – unlikely positions were pretty regular occurrences for her at that time and so she chose the dugout.

From BBC