Synonyms of electing

electing

verb

present participle of elect

as in selecting

to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities

I've elected to study French as my foreign language

Synonyms & Similar Words

• selecting
• choosing
• picking
• taking
• naming
• preferring
• designating
• culling
• nominating
• handpicking
• tagging
• appointing
• singling (out)
• opting (for)
• cherry-picking
• adopting
• accepting
• tapping
• preselecting
• embracing
• marking
• espousing
• setting
• fixing
• tabbing
• settling (on or upon)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refusing
• rejecting
• declining
• turning down
• repudiating
• disapproving
• discarding
• spurning
• throwing away
• throwing out
• negativing
• jettisoning

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of electing

Those electing to show off their cars paid a $15 entry fee in advance or $20 the day of the show. — David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026

Namely, Section 2 of the law, which bars election practices that prevent voters from electing the candidate of their choice. — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 30 June 2026

Half said electing a younger, more progressive generation willing to challenge the establishment is a top priority in this year's primaries. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 23 June 2026

Peru, which contains the second-largest share of the Amazon rainforest after Brazil, appears close to electing Fujimori. — ABC News, 24 June 2026

Regardless, in this scenario, voters would be electing the immediate replacement and the full-term lawmaker on the same Election Day. — Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Smid and Daniel, who conducted a majority of the cross-examination for the defense, did not take questions from reporters, electing instead to have Mason speak for the group. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026

But candidates spent just $700,000 in campaign funds for childcare between 2018 and 2025, according to a report by the Vote Mama Foundation, an organization that supports electing mothers to office. — Maya Henry, Oklahoma Watch, 7 July 2026

Business interests, including the chamber, Meta, Chevron and PG&E, collectively contributed more than $52 million toward electing Becerra and opposing Tom Steyer, his top Democratic rival in the final weeks of the primary. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 20 June 2026