Synonyms of opted

opted

verb

past tense of opt

as in decided

to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration

after that near catastrophe, they opted to reinstate the telephone service

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decided
• chose
• figured
• found
• determined
• resolved
• settled (on or upon)
• concluded
• named
• ruled
• selected
• picked
• preferred
• elected
• decreed
• culled
• ruled (on)
• adjudged
• contemplated
• pondered
• handpicked
• adjudicated
• singled (out)
• studied
• debated
• thought (about or over)
• weighed
• considered
• judged
• deliberated
• entertained
• arbitrated
• refereed
• questioned
• ruminated
• umpired
• meditated
• cogitated
• mulled (over)
• chewed over

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refused
• rejected
• declined
• abstained
• turned down
• hesitated
• delayed
• halted
• stalled
• temporized
• vacillated
• wavered
• waffled
• shilly-shallied

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of opted

Records show Denver's own city attorneys handled the Calderon case from its filing in August 2024 until April 2026, when the City Attorney opted to hire Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell. — Brian Maass, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Elordi himself opted to wear Bottega Veneta, sporting a navy, softly pinstriped double-breasted suit with sharp lapels and coordinating tailored pants, a white shirt, and navy skinny tie. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 Aug. 2026

Termini could not provide an explanation as to why proponents opted to revive an unrelated, inactive bill. — Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Mestemaker had multiple transfer options this past offseason but opted to follow his coach, Eric Morris, from UNT to Oklahoma State. — Dane Brugler, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Lucky opted to send the laptop with the seed phrase to Rand, and then, in the final scene, after years of false promises from John, Lucky finally makes it to the beach. — Derek Lawrence, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026

The council also opted to look at minimum parking requirements for residential neighborhoods. — Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026

First-year Tennessee coach Robert Saleh played most of his starters in his debut game, while 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan opted to hold out his top-line players after most of them got work during a joint practice on Tuesday. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

Tejay Antone goes from Mansfield to the majors Antone was originally drafted by the Mets in the 22nd round of the 2012 MLB draft, but opted to sign to play at TCU. — Cal Phillips, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Aug. 2026