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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opted (for)
  1. selected
  2. picked
  3. preferred
Verb
  • Book Now at Expedia All listings featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Since 2010, the festival has selected 18 up-and-coming documentary producers — 17 from Europe and one from outside the continent (Japan is the 2026 guest country) — offering them educational, networking and promotional opportunities.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of selected
Verb
  • No league was picked clean this offseason more thoroughly than the American, with four head coaches moving to Power 4 jobs and bringing players with them.
    — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Southlake Carroll ramping up Southlake Carroll’s offense picked its moments to strike downfield.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of picked
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  • But Rydell preferred to direct, if somewhat sporadically, and to produce, forming a partnership with Sydney Pollock in the mid-1980s, Sanford Prods.
    — Carmel Dagan, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Bias cut is preferred, but looks range from the draped and slinky to high-lows with trains.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of preferred
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“Opted (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opted%20%28for%29. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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