OPTING Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of opting The La Roja boss didn’t react quickly enough to the situation, instead opting for more of the same after the halftime break – rightly or wrongly relying on his mainstay players who largely brought him to this point – and didn’t change anyone until the 71st minute. —

Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 21 June 2026 Take it a step further by opting to wash your clothes in cold water, which can reduce your energy usage by more than 50%. —

Karla Radka, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2026 Alternatively, lean into parachute pants' casual sheen by opting for a pair in metallic nylon or satin. —

Jennifer Hussein, InStyle, 20 June 2026 Michelle Obama, her daughter Malia, and Jill Biden were all of the same mind when opting for a shoe to wear to the grand opening of the Barack Obama Presidential Center in Chicago on Thursday. —

Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 18 June 2026 Angels management praised Pomeranz as a professional and mentor despite the decision to move on, opting for younger, more promising arms. —

Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 But this summer, simplicity is returning to the look, with more people opting for simple straight-back cornrows. —

Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 18 June 2026 In less-pleasing news, rents have climbed so high that people are opting to live with nuns for half the market rate. —

Nora Deligter, Curbed, 12 June 2026 In April 2025, just days after the federal court hearing, the LA County Board of Supervisors withdrew hundreds of millions of dollars in funding for LAHSA, opting to create a new county-run agency for homeless services. —

Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 12 June 2026

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McCarthy doesn’t paint Alex and Ethan as perfect allies or perfect victims, instead choosing to explore the shortcomings in their friendship through mostly gender-neutral growing pains.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 19 June 2026
Langley has recruited women to open for every date, choosing Gabriella Rose, Kaitlin Butts, Avery Anna, Laci Kaye Booth, and Madeline Edwards for the tour, which kicked off in May and concludes this August in, appropriately, Texas.

— Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 19 June 2026