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

The university opted for the equivalent of a yard sale, hosting two surplus sales, one around the mega outdoor hockey game against Michigan State in January and another the spring before the Blue-White football game. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

The Fed opted to hold interest rates steady at its meeting last week, but central bankers appeared divided over the move. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

The move came in 1940, when his father opted to move his family from their East Los Angeles home to his parents' house in Hiroshima to care for his own father. — Rina Nakano, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

Rumors had swirled Ford would call the EV the Ranchero or perhaps dust off another name from its long history, but the Blue Oval opted to chart a new path with a name it’s never used before. — Greg Migliore, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

The Braves opted against parting with their most valuable prospects at the trade deadline, a decision that’s upset part of the fanbase and many around the organization but will require time to judge. — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026

The Liberty front office opted to waive fan favorite Betnijah Laney-Hamilton to make room for Marine Fauthoux’s multi-year deal. — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026

After months of development, the streamer has opted not to proceed with it. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026

Following her blonde era, Zendaya opted to chop off her locks and embrace her curls. — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026