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

At the center of the narrative is the theme of parenthood, explored through the eyes of someone who chooses to give it up out of sheer fear and inadequacy. — Ed Meza, Variety, 23 July 2026

Money flows into the worker’s account throughout a working life, whether or not the worker actively chooses to save extra from each pay. — Kris Iyer, Fortune, 22 July 2026

Questlove chooses a fun pink bucket hat for a screening of Cape Fear on July 21 in New York City. — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

Victory, however Moscow chooses to define it, would be stripped of the prosperity that conquest once promised. — Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Beyond that, the barrel can be moved elsewhere if the distillery chooses. — Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 21 July 2026

Lestat walks us through his reawakening in yet another moment where the show chooses to tell rather than show, culminating in a confrontation with Gabriella, positioned here as the overbearing stage mother to Lestat’s petulant toddler in a tiara. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 20 July 2026

Andrew and Tristan Tate will appear in Miami federal court, a formality in the extradition process but can take weeks if the suspect chooses to fight the extradition. — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 19 July 2026

Last-minute maneuvers to force the hands of aldermen on what looks more like appointments of friends and allies than people with leadership potential is cronyism that is being supported by those the mayor chooses to surround himself with. — Nik Hunder, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026