Synonyms of opting

opting

verb

present participle of opt

as in choosing

to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• choosing
• deciding
• figuring
• resolving
• determining
• finding
• settling (on or upon)
• concluding
• preferring
• selecting
• electing
• picking
• naming
• decreeing
• ruling
• culling
• contemplating
• pondering
• deliberating
• debating
• considering
• ruling (on)
• studying
• adjudicating
• adjudging
• thinking (about or over)
• handpicking
• weighing
• singling (out)
• judging
• meditating
• arbitrating
• entertaining
• ruminating
• questioning
• refereeing
• cogitating
• mulling (over)
• umpiring
• chewing over

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refusing
• rejecting
• declining
• abstaining
• turning down
• delaying
• hesitating
• halting
• stalling
• temporizing
• wavering
• vacillating
• waffling
• shilly-shallying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of opting

Serhant’s decision follows a wave of high-profile figures opting to license their images to AI companies, allowing for new forms of content featuring their likeness while potentially creating a new revenue stream for those who opt in. — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026

Airy styles were trending during the latest edition of Paris Fashion Week, featuring the likes of Zendaya and Jennifer Lawrence, among others, opting for delicate fabrics, designs and soft colorways. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026

Trump has spent less time there, often opting for his own properties, including golf clubs in Florida, New Jersey and Virginia. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

The following month Warners executives went so far as to conduct due diligence on Paramount, before opting not to engage. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026

Others will be more cautious, opting to learn from the early adopters before scaling. — Kazuhiro Gomi, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Less than a year after her son’s birth, Dowling tried to get pregnant again, opting for the same add-ons as before—with no luck. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2026

In response to the brutal Algerian War of Independence from French colonial rule (1954–62), Adnan famously stopped writing in French in solidarity, opting instead to write in English and to paint in Arabic. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

The bid to bring the Morgan Stanley hub to Dallas comes as other major names are opting either to set up new operations elsewhere in the metroplex or to migrate out of downtown Dallas. — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026