OPTS (FOR) Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

opts (for)

verb

present tense third-person singular of opt (for)

as in chooses

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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At the center of the narrative is the theme of parenthood, explored through the eyes of someone who chooses to give it up out of sheer fear and inadequacy.

— Ed Meza, Variety, 23 July 2026
Money flows into the worker’s account throughout a working life, whether or not the worker actively chooses to save extra from each pay.

— Kris Iyer, Fortune, 22 July 2026

Definition of chooses

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The agreement, announced on July 22, would move forward only if the Canadian government selects the Gripen E for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s fighter fleet.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026
The administrator’s office randomly selects 12 members from its panel.

— Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of selects

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Doing any of those things in 15 seconds where classical computing takes an hour is huge, mostly because many of these optimization problems are constantly changing minute by minute.

— John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Coop takes some distance, riding to the restaurant in a separate van and sitting at the opposite end of the table from Kat at dinner.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 28 July 2026

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