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opt (for)

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of opt (for)

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

Synonyms of opt (for)

cherry-pick, choose, cull, elect, handpick, name, pick, prefer, select, single (out), tag, take

Words Related to opt (for)

appoint, designate, fix, mark, nominate, set, tab, tap

accept, adopt, embrace, espouse

settle (on or upon)

Near Antonyms of opt (for)

disapprove, negative, repudiate, spurn

discard, jettison, throw away, throw out

Antonyms of opt (for)

decline, refuse, reject, turn down

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