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choose
verb as in pick, select
Strongest matches
accept, adopt, appoint, cast, designate, determine, elect, embrace, favor, judge, love, name, prefer, single out, take, want
Strong matches
co-opt, crave, cull, desire, espouse, excerpt, extract, fancy, finger, glean, predestine, separate, slot, sort, tag, tap, weigh, will, winnow, wish
Weak matches
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
Example Sentences
Virtually none of the people the president-elect is choosing to lead the various departments have any qualifications for the jobs he's putting them into and little or no management experience of any kind.
With this new threat unlocked, the search crew must fight for survival and what they choose to do with this discovery could change planet Earth as they know it.
Prisoners should be able choose their jobs — of which there are many in prison — as well as the educational and treatment programs they need to prepare for life after prison.
Ideally, Ford said, people would not have to choose between being politically active and preserving their mental health.
Murray is hyper-aware of the roles he chooses and how they might affect his family.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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