OPTS Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

opts

verb

present tense third-person singular of opt

as in chooses

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 opts Instead, Price opts for slow builds and gratifying payoffs, creating a tension that sustains the momentum of the record without getting lost in the details. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 3 July 2026 Tan France opts for a simple white tee and blazer look for an event hosted by GQ and Carbone Fine Food on June 29 in New York City. — Brendan Le Updated, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026 The man picks Jennifer Aniston, and the woman opts for Jon Hamm. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 30 June 2026 When Emily opts for the former, someone asks her to name her biggest regret. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 26 June 2026 Goldstein likes drawing her favorite flowers, peonies, tulips, or poppies for her designs and opts for classic colors such as pink, lavender, yellow, and pops of green. — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 25 June 2026 However, if San Jose opts for Reid, Stenberg will be sitting right there. — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 25 June 2026 Because of the Antetokounmpo deal, Miami will be $19 million under the hard cap if Andrew Wiggins opts into $30 million next season and if the Heat can’t shed any more salary in trades. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026 But where her labelmates routinely drape their songs in warm, dense fuzz, Babuka Black opts for clarity and directness. — Jude Noel, Pitchfork, 19 June 2026

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Once the interviews are wrapped, scores are delivered, references are verified, Bending Spoons finally chooses who to hire.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 15 July 2026
Eustaquio chooses to cross into a central area and Bosnia clear the ball, but the idea — to draw opponents out and create an overload in one area — was sound.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026

Definition of chooses

Verb

Lacey hates this idea, but the group decides to go with showing mercy this time around.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 July 2026
When design makes your information legible to an agent, data keeps it consistent everywhere the agent looks and policy decides what your own agent can do, your brand becomes reliable to deal with.

— Firdosh Tangri, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of decides

Verb

Seeing Trout again, this time as an All-Star, figures to be a big moment for all the people in his circle.

— Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 13 July 2026
Makeo Smith, a 6-4, 265-pound sophomore lineman, figures to receive lots of attention after contributing as a freshman.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026