Synonyms of choice

choice 1 of 3

noun (1)

1

as in option

the power, right, or opportunity to choose

you have no choice: you have to go to the conference

Synonyms & Similar Words

• option
• preference
• alternative
• way
• selection
• pick
• liberty
• discretion
• election
• vote
• volition
• druthers
• will
• determination
• say
• voice
• free will
• liking
• predilection
• judgement
• inclination
• tendency
• propensity
• penchant
• judgment
• proclivity
• discernment
• partiality
• perspicacity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• force
• coercion
• duty
• obligation
• duress
• Hobson's choice

2

as in bet

a person or thing that is chosen

my choice for best song of all time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bet
• favorite
• selection
• option
• chosen
• candidate
• pick
• nominee
• preference
• liking
• nomination
• designation
• like
• appointee
• appointment
• elective
• preselection
• selectee

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejectee

3

as in best

individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class

that school accepts only the choice of the city's crop of high school students

Synonyms & Similar Words

• best
• aristocracy
• elect
• elite
• top
• prime
• cream
• flower
• pick
• Hall of Fame
• pink
• society
• cream of the crop
• royalty
• quality
• A-list
• priesthood
• pride
• upper crust
• crème de la crème
• illuminati
• fat
• establishment
• corps d'elite
• nobility
• upper class
• caviare
• top drawer
• gentry
• caviar
• who's who

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• masses
• millions
• multitude
• rank and file
• herd
• commoners
• mob
• unwashed
• hoi polloi

4

as in autonomy

the act or power of making one's own choices or decisions

the prisoner had no choice but to do what he was told

Synonyms & Similar Words

• option
• autonomy
• will
• free will
• volition
• preference
• selection
• alternative
• self-determination
• accord
• election
• predilection
• inclination
• predisposition
• devices
• propensity
• tendency
• penchant
• discretion
• pick
• disposition
• proclivity
• bent
• partiality
• way
• leaning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pressure
• force
• constraint
• coercion
• compulsion
• duress

5

as in election

the act or process of selecting

you'll have to make a choice eventually

Synonyms & Similar Words

• election
• decision
• selection
• choosing
• selecting
• nomination
• option
• picking
• naming
• appointment
• designation
• assignment

choice

2 of 3

adjective

1

as in select

having qualities that appeal to a refined taste

choice chocolates for which chocolate lovers are willing to pay extra

Synonyms & Similar Words

• select
• elegant
• exquisite
• fine
• rare
• special
• excellent
• exceptional
• exclusive
• delicate
• outstanding
• premium
• better
• wonderful
• great
• dainty
• classic
• fancy
• superb
• recherché
• fabulous
• terrific
• prime
• superior
• high-grade
• elite
• marvellous
• stellar
• sensational
• marvelous
• splendid
• superlative
• top
• first-class
• sterling
• par excellence
• noble
• unsurpassed
• first-rate
• transcendent
• jewellike
• top-notch
• grand
• bijou
• tip-top
• supernal
• ultrarare

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• commercial
• coarse
• popular
• gross
• rough
• vulgar
• tasteless
• common
• unpolished
• unrefined
• ordinary
• kitschy
• raffish
• uncultured
• uncultivated
• average
• lesser
• mediocre
• lowbrow
• wanting
• kitsch
• rough-hewn
• unsatisfactory
• unacceptable
• inferior
• second-class
• second-rate
• substandard
• mass-produced
• deficient
• low-grade
• run-of-the-mine
• run-of-the-mill
• run-of-mine

2

as in excellent

of the very best kind

thus far, the pool of applicants for the job has been less than choice

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excellent
• great
• wonderful
• terrific
• superb
• lovely
• fantastic
• awesome
• beautiful
• stellar
• fabulous
• prime
• fine
• marvelous
• quality
• marvellous
• hot
• classic
• famous
• good
• superior
• brave
• divine
• neat
• cool
• heavenly
• sensational
• top
• exceptional
• prize
• splendid
• slick
• first-rate
• topping
• superlative
• par excellence
• first-class
• cracking
• top-notch
• grand
• keen
• dandy
• high-class
• immense
• sterling
• noble
• too much
• mean
• decent
• unsurpassed
• better
• banner
• top-shelf
• number one
• radical
• out of this world
• swell
• fab
• nifty
• boss
• gone
• frontline
• groovy
• acceptable
• first-string
• dynamite
• crackerjack
• capital
• adequate
• peachy
• bully
• dope
• blue-ribbon
• satisfactory
• righteous
• top-of-the-line
• special
• wizard
• blue-chip
• out-of-sight
• topflight
• bumper
• primo
• bang-up
• prizewinning
• fantabulous
• A1
• supernal
• tip-top
• okay
• select
• hype
• traditional
• peachy keen
• A-OK
• corking
• down
• brag
• gangbuster
• No. 1
• gilt-edge
• five-star
• numero uno
• classical
• premium
• all right
• tolerable
• jim-dandy
• bonny
• four-star
• boffo
• fancy
• gangbusters
• bonnie
• OK
• standard
• passable
• gilt-edged
• phat
• high-grade
• high-test
• superfine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• poor
• terrible
• awful
• lousy
• pathetic
• bad
• atrocious
• rotten
• vile
• wretched
• unsatisfactory
• inferior
• substandard
• execrable
• low-grade
• mediocre
• middling
• second-class
• second-rate

3

as in selected

singled out from a number or group as more to one's liking

the restaurant offers a small but choice list of wines from some of Europe's finest viticultural regions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• selected
• select
• preferred
• favorite
• chosen
• favored
• elect
• picked
• of choice
• first-line
• handpicked
• cherry-picked
• fashionable
• exclusive
• screened
• weeded (out)
• picked over
• culled
• winnowed (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• common
• average
• ordinary
• commonplace
• run-of-the-mill

choiceness

3 of 3

noun (2)

as in excellence

exceptionally high quality

a chocolatier renowned for the choiceness of the cacao beans it uses

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excellence
• excellency
• superiority
• perfection
• importance
• greatness
• first-rateness
• primeness
• supremacy
• preeminence
• distinction
• superbness
• value
• perfectness
• faultlessness
• impeccability
• goodness
• flawlessness
• worth
• consequence
• notability

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inferiority
• badness
• mediocrity
• worthlessness
• ordinariness
• averageness
• crumminess

Phrases Containing choice

• of choice