Synonyms for

Choosing

Verb / ˈtʃu:zɪŋ / Another word for choosing — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

Choosing means to select or pick something from a group of options.

Synonyms & similar words

choose prefer select pickout take opt picking selecting deciding opting electing determining resolving naming designating culling handpicking singling pinpointing

Synonyms by register

Formal

selecting electing designating apportioning

Informal

picking going for settling on grabbing

Literary

culling espousing adopting

Antonyms

rejecting refusing declining spurning forgoing avoiding neglecting

Common collocations

  • choosing wisely
  • choosing carefully
  • choosing between
  • choosing a path
  • choosing sides
  • choosing the right
  • choosing to do

Word family

noun choice
verb choose
adjective choosy
adverb choosily

Usage note

The verb 'choose' is irregular, with past tense 'chose' and past participle 'chosen'. It often implies a deliberate decision from multiple options.

Example sentences

  1. I am choosing what to wear to school today.
  2. She is choosing which book to read next.
  3. He is choosing which game to play with his friends.
  4. We are choosing where to go on vacation.
  5. They are choosing which movie to watch tonight.

Quotes

  • The art of choosing is the art of being free.
  • We are our choices.
  • In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.

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