choice

adjective

choicer; choicest

1

: worthy of being chosen

accepting the choicest candidates

2

: selected with care

prepared his report with choice words

3

a

: of high quality

served choice wine with the dinner

b

: of a grade between prime and good

choice meat

choicely adverb

choiceness noun

Synonyms of choice

• select
• elegant
• exquisite
• fine
• rare
• special
• excellent
• exceptional

Choose the Right Synonym for choice

choice, exquisite, elegant, rare, delicate, dainty mean having qualities that appeal to a cultivated taste.

choice stresses preeminence in quality or kind.

choice fabric

exquisite implies a perfection in workmanship or design that appeals only to very sensitive taste.

an exquisite gold bracelet

elegant applies to what is rich and luxurious but restrained by good taste.

a sumptuous but elegant dining room

rare suggests an uncommon excellence.

rare beauty

delicate implies exquisiteness, subtlety, and fragility.

delicate craftsmanship

dainty sometimes carries an additional suggestion of smallness and of appeal to the eye or palate.

dainty sandwiches

Examples of choice in a Sentence

Choice beef is not as expensive as prime beef.

choice chocolates for which chocolate lovers are willing to pay extra

Recent Examples on the Web

Some of the movie’s choicest moments come from scenes in and around the Oval Office. —David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026

One of the world’s largest exhibitions of olden literature is gathering more than a hundred booksellers from across the globe to share their choicest wares — rare tomes, illustrations, maps, historical documents and random ephemera guaranteed to level-up your bookshelf and walls. —John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026

But the choicest cover of GJWW 7? —Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026

That’s your choice to prioritize more dependable success over bragging rights for coaxing a half dead super-choice plant through the vagaries of a yo-yo bit of winter. —Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Jan. 2026

Word History

Etymology

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing choice

• anti-choice
• axiom of choice
• by choice
• fielder's choice
• Hobson's choice
• leave someone (with) no/little choice
• multiple-choice
• of choice
• of one's choice
• out of choice
• pro-choice
• sailor's-choice
• school choice
• spoiled for choice
• spoilt for choice

Rhymes for choice

• voice
• rejoice

Kids Definition

choice

1 of 2 noun

ˈchȯis 

1

: the act of choosing : selection

finding it hard to make a choice

2

: the power of choosing : option

you have no choice

3

a

: a person or thing chosen

our choice for mayor

b

: the best part

4

: a number and variety to choose among

a wide choice of options

choice

2 of 2 adjective

1

: very fine

choice fruits

2

: of a grade between prime and good

choice meat

choicely adverb

choiceness noun