OPTED (FOR) Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

opted (for)

verb

past tense of opt (for)

as in selected

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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Boeing was selected for the F-47 Engineering and Manufacturing Development contract in 2025.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
The film has also been selected as Latvia’s entry for the best international feature film Oscar category at the 99th Academy Awards in 2027.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of selected

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The prime minister and chief of staff had picked the general to coordinate the military mission of flipping Hungary to the Allied side.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
Seurer was picked by the Seahawks in the third round of the 1984 Supplemental Draft, but initially passed on playing in the NFL and was in the upstart USFL with the Los Angeles Express.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of picked

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The poll found voters preferred Brown to Husted by 10 points on issues involving AI and data centers.

— Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2026
Worse still, the most energizing talks tended to be ignored by many of the academics in attendance, who preferred to ask questions that indirectly linked back to their area of specialism.

— Bartolomeo Sala, The Dial, 29 Sep. 2026

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