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

When a consumer chooses to control the TV through a voice service such as Amazon Alexa, data is exchanged between the TV, TCL’s cloud, and Amazon so the service can function. — John Higgins, The Verge, 11 Nov. 2026

Perry chooses the latter, rising onto the stage through a trapdoor and performing despite her distress. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Nov. 2026

When a team chooses which of two competing priorities gives way, people without authority have made an executive decision, and nobody upstairs knows. — Leslie Ellis, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026

As the product discovery process becomes more fragmented, with social commerce growing while physical retail draws shoppers back, Olson said friends and family have become the number-one influence on how a person chooses what to wear. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026

And if Mother Nature chooses to rain on your parade, the Soundcore Boom 2 Plus is completely protected from dust and water with its IPX7 waterproof rating. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2026

The theater’s monthly Staff Picks series typically falls on the first Tuesday, with a name drawn from a bag determining the employee who chooses the film. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 3 Nov. 2026

Festival programmers pick the nominees, fiction and nonfiction alike, and an international jury chooses the winner. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026

The parent may still be in contact with the adult child, McLaughlin said, but the child no longer chooses to share parts of their life directly. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026