Synonyms of chooses

chooses

verb

present tense third-person singular of choose

1

as in selects

to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities

choose a computer that best suits your needs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• selects
• picks
• prefers
• elects
• takes
• names
• designates
• nominates
• culls
• opts (for)
• tags
• handpicks
• accepts
• cherry-picks
• adopts
• singles (out)
• appoints
• embraces
• taps
• preselects
• marks
• espouses
• sets
• tabs
• fixes
• settles (on or upon)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refuses
• rejects
• declines
• turns down
• disapproves
• spurns
• repudiates
• discards
• negatives
• throws out
• throws away
• jettisons

2

as in wants

to see fit

you can wear whatever you choose to the party

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wants
• pleases
• wishes
• likes
• wills
• desires
• craves
• covets
• dies (for)
• pants (after)
• fancies
• decides
• sighs (for)
• yearns (for)
• hungers (for)
• itches (for)
• longs (for)
• aches (for)
• determines
• resolves
• lusts (for or after)
• thirsts (for)
• hankers (for)
• pines (for)
• repines (for)

3

as in decides

to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration

chose to write on a controversial topic for the local newspaper

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decides
• opts
• figures
• determines
• resolves
• finds
• concludes
• settles (on or upon)
• selects
• elects
• prefers
• picks
• rules
• names
• decrees
• contemplates
• adjudicates
• ponders
• adjudges
• deliberates
• handpicks
• considers
• culls
• rules (on)
• weighs
• thinks (about or over)
• judges
• meditates
• arbitrates
• debates
• singles (out)
• entertains
• ruminates
• cogitates
• studies
• mulls (over)
• referees
• chews over
• umpires
• questions

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refuses
• rejects
• declines
• abstains
• turns down
• hesitates
• halts
• delays
• stalls
• vacillates
• wavers
• temporizes
• waffles
• shilly-shallies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of chooses

Cal chooses to lure Aron to Kate’s, chooses to present Aron to his mother in the middle of the crowded brothel, chooses to hurt both of them in this moment. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026

Someone chooses the feel that seems right and then lives with that choice, which works well enough until the body or the preference changes. — Malana Vantyler, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

Panchavarnam now fights to preserve the sisterhood, even as her daughter chooses a different life. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026

Under Department of Transportation guidelines, a traveler is entitled to a refund regardless of the reason if an airline cancels a flight, and the customer chooses not to travel. — Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

How a spouse chooses to inhabit a highly visible but largely undefined role is visually articulated through their fashion. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026

Travelers can also qualify for a refund when an airline significantly changes an itinerary and the passenger chooses not to travel. — Bailey Berg, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2026

The agreement would still apply if Greenland eventually chooses independence. — Farnoush Amiri, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026

If a landlord chooses not to renew a lease at the end of its term, a 30-day notice to the tenant is required. — Shawnita Sealy-Jefferson, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026