CHOOSE Synonyms: 101 Similar and Opposite Words

choose

verb

ˈchüz

Definition of choose

as in to select

to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities choose a computer that best suits your needs

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Relevance

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as in to want

to see fit you can wear whatever you choose to the party

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as in to decide

to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration chose to write on a controversial topic for the local newspaper

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Recent Examples of choose There are fewer people traveling out of state, although thousands still choose to do so, according to Guttmacher’s data. — Ciara McCarthy 5, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026 After receiving a prescription, patients can choose home delivery or pharmacy pickup. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026 Mohammed Ali Naqvi’s Hanging by a Wire has been chosen as Pakistan’s entry for best international feature film at the 2027 Oscars. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026 The North Road Company’s Chernin Entertainment film and TV division was chosen among several production companies and studios competing for the rights for the projects. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for choose

Recent Examples of Synonyms for choose

Verb

The Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners will be tasked with selecting the department’s new leader.

— Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026
At the Hästens Sleep Spa in Coimbra, Portugal, for example, guests select their preferred pillow firmness at check-in—a small detail designed to make the bed feel more personalized.

— Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of select

Verb

Stats show travel retail stores are being mined for discovery and unforgettable memories, with 86 percent of people wanting exclusive beauty offers in the channel, according to L’Oréal.

— Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
In January, a section of Interstate 70 is scheduled to close for 11 months, and the Missouri Department of Transportation wants residents to be prepared.

— Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of want

Verb

Heading into the midterm elections, AI now ranks as a key issue in races that will help decide control of both chambers of Congress.

— Jeff Masonand Michael Shepard Bloomberg, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
This feels more like the 2008 financial crisis where the government decided a cash-infusion could help stabilize the market, this time in the form of a television agreement that leads to more teams making the postseason.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of decide

Verb

The market has picked 12 fiction and documentary features, all in late-stage development, for its Tasveer Market Selects strand.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Also for those with kitchens, there is a Whole Foods and Safeway close by to pick-up groceries.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of pick

Verb

There's a fitness studio (located next to the Water Deck) replete with free weights, benches, a Peloton bike, and Matrix cardio equipment, or opt for yoga on the adjacent alfresco yoga deck.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Some of the possible presidential candidates, such as Secretary of State Marco Rubio, 55, have opted to stay on the sidelines during the midterm elections, while others have sat for press interviews and floated their own names to the media.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of opt

Verb

People who want to avoid long lines and those who might not have time to go to their polling location on Election Day may wish to take advantage of early voting.

— TIME Staff, Time, 3 Oct. 2026
Despite the claims of any number of charlatans who prey on the American brand of cuddly benighted ignorance, the universe will not manifest an alternate reality for anyone who simply wishes for it with sufficient longing.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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