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

Rookie right-hander Trevor McDonald will definitively miss the remainder of this season and then some, electing to undergo UCL reconstruction surgery that could cost him the entire 2027 season. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 29 July 2026

If the ballot measure passes, Kansas will switch back to directly electing Supreme Court justices for the first time in nearly 70 years. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026

Telemundo kept things old school, electing to keep its cameras trained on the pitch during the breaks, but in doing so the Spanish-language network may have left another $250 million on the table. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 July 2026

Palin has repeatedly blamed the system for electing Democrats and has called for its repeal. — Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 21 July 2026

In November, Californians will be tasked with electing a new insurance commissioner; The California FAIR Plan was, unsurprisingly, one of the topics at a candidate forum in the Pacific Palisades in March. — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 21 July 2026

Paredes didn’t listen, electing instead to push Eric Garcia in the throat. — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 20 July 2026

But the Phillies ultimately decided that would have to take place with another organization, electing to free up a roster spot while continuing to invest in other young infield prospects. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

The Upper Midwest has populist traditions going back decades, including by electing progressive and conservative populists, said Steven Schier, a political science professor at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. — ABC News, 13 July 2026