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

Yamamoto was also highly efficient with the Dodgers opting for a bullpen game in Sunday’s nightcap, tallying 102 pitches, as well as zero walks and seven strikeouts. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026

The actress wore the ultimate going out out look, opting for a chocolate brown bodycon minidress. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 19 July 2026

Now some buyers are dodging the bills by opting for newer buildings instead. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 July 2026

By opting for DirecTV’s five-day trial, fans can also tune in to the July 19 final at no cost. — Erin Lassner, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026

Flaxseeds can be added to recipes whole or ground, but experts often recommend opting for the ground version, which is more easily absorbed in the gut. — Eleesha Lockett, Verywell Health, 17 July 2026

Ravinia closed a Steans Institute concert of chamber music in its Bennett Gordon Hall to the public on Friday afternoon, opting instead to livestream the performance, and also canceled a Thursday night Mozart performance. — Doug George, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

Swift and the Kansas City Chiefs tight end did not have bridesmaids or groomsmen, instead opting for Swift's brother, Austin Swift, as her man of honor and Kelce's brother, Jason Kelce, as the groom's best man. — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 5 July 2026

Travis and Swift did not have bridesmaids or groomsmen, instead opting for Swift's brother, Austin, as her Man of Honor and Jason, 38, as Travis' Best Man. — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026