OPT (FOR) Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

opt (for)

verb

Definition of opt (for)

as in to choose

to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities I opted for the smaller car after I calculated how much money I would save on gas every week

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Verb

Six players choose Izzy as the impostor, and not for the last time in this episode.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026
Eaton advises checking local facilities for specific costs and remembering that those costs do not include in-vitro fertilization treatment if the patient later chooses to use the eggs.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of choose

Verb

Then the youngest member of Team USA, Rivera was not selected to contribute counting performances in the 2024 Olympic team final.

— Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
The latter curated the event, hand-selecting performers and often songs, also playing keyboards throughout the night.

— Katherine Turman, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of select

Verb

Later that day, her most devout followers rented a fleet of RVs, picked Didulo up from her apartment, and began driving across the country.

— Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026
Her performance was the latest example of her sophomore surge, as Malonga is spearheading a Storm rebuild alongside 2026 first-round picks Johnson and Awa Fam.

— Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of pick

Verb

Farther west, an initial route preferred by SDG&E would see the transmission line cross into portions of Riverside County and Temecula.

— Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2026
The options for the gender that the respondent currently identifies with that differs from that registered at birth are man, woman, nonbinary, prefer not to answer or another term that the respondent can provide.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of prefer

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opted (for)

opt (for)

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