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preference
The right or chance to make a choice:
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  1. The right or chance to make a choice:
  2. The selection of one thing or person over others.
  3. The right, power, or opportunity of prior choice or claim
superior
(Printing) Set above the main line of type.
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  1. (Printing) Set above the main line of type.
  2. Presuming to be or suggesting that one is morally or socially better than others; disdainful or supercilious.
  3. Showing a feeling of being better than others; haughty
fine
Satisfactory; acceptable:
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  1. Satisfactory; acceptable:
  2. Consisting of very small particles; not coarse:
  3. Excellent in character or ability:
exceptional
Deviating widely from a norm, as of physical or mental ability:
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  1. Deviating widely from a norm, as of physical or mental ability:
  2. Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare.
  3. Well above average; extraordinary:
select
Of special quality or value; choice:
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  1. Of special quality or value; choice:
  2. Chosen in preference to another or others; picked out, esp. for excellence or some special quality; picked
  3. Singled out in preference; chosen:
option
A contract or financial instrument granting such a right:
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  1. A contract or financial instrument granting such a right:
  2. The act of choosing; choice
  3. The power or freedom to choose:
selection
The act of selecting something:
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  1. The act of selecting something:
  2. A carefully chosen or representative collection of people or things:
  3. A range of things from which one can make a choice:
alternative
A situation presenting a choice between two mutually exclusive possibilities:
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  1. A situation presenting a choice between two mutually exclusive possibilities:
  2. A choice or course of action that is mutually exclusive with another:
  3. One of a number of possible choices or courses of action:
discretion
(Archaic) The ability or power to discern what is responsible or socially appropriate:
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  1. (Archaic) The ability or power to discern what is responsible or socially appropriate:
  2. The quality of being discreet, or careful about what one does and says; prudence
  3. The freedom of choice and of action of a judge, prosecutor, or other public official, within the defined scope of his or her responsibilities. For example, in a criminal matter a judge may have wide discretion to release the defendant on recognizance or to demand bail in any amount, based on the judge’s view of the defendant as a flight risk. The freedom of choice and of action of a judge, prosecutor, or other public official, within the defined scope of his or her responsibilities. For example, in a criminal matter a judge may have wide discretion to release the defendant on recognizance or to demand bail in any amount, based on the judge’s view of the defendant as a flight risk.
decision
The written determination of a court or administrative tribunal disposing of motions or claims in a case or matter before it. The written determination of a court or administrative tribunal disposing of motions or claims in a case or matter before it.
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  1. The written determination of a court or administrative tribunal disposing of motions or claims in a case or matter before it. The written determination of a court or administrative tribunal disposing of motions or claims in a case or matter before it.
  2. Firmness of character or action; determination:
  3. A conclusion or judgment reached after consideration:
determination
A decision arrived at by thought and investigation; conclusion
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  1. A decision arrived at by thought and investigation; conclusion
  2. The ascertaining or fixing of the quantity, quality, position, or character of something:
  3. The settling of a question or case by an authoritative decision or pronouncement, especially by a judicial body:
voice
The distinctive style or manner of expression of an author or of a character in a book.
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  1. The distinctive style or manner of expression of an author or of a character in a book.
  2. (Gram.) A characteristic of verbs, expressed in some languages by inflection, indicating the relation of the subject to the action of the verb either as agent (active voice), recipient (passive voice), or both, as in reflexives (middle voice); also, an analytic category based on this characteristic
  3. The right or opportunity to express a choice or opinion:
free-will
The ability or discretion to choose; free choice:
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  1. The ability or discretion to choose; free choice:
  2. (Philosophy) The ability to choose one's actions, or determine what reasons are acceptable motivation for actions, without predestination, fate etc.
  3. Freedom of decision or of choice between alternatives
opportunity
A combination of circumstances favorable for the purpose; fit time
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  1. A combination of circumstances favorable for the purpose; fit time
  2. A good chance or occasion, as to advance oneself
  3. A chance for advancement, progress or profit.
choosing
The act of making a choice.
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  1. The act of making a choice.
election
An act of choosing; a selection:
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  1. An act of choosing; a selection:
  2. The process by which an individual is chosen to occupy a public office, or, in some cases, a private one (such as a director serving on a corporate board); in litigation, the making of a choice among remedies, whereby the selection of one may preclude the use of others; in estate law, a choice between inheriting under a will, and pursuing a legal remedy other than as provided in the will. See also elective share. The process by which an individual is chosen to occupy a public office, or, in some cases, a private one (such as a director serving on a corporate board); in litigation, the making of a choice among remedies, whereby the selection of one may preclude the use of others; in estate law, a choice between inheriting under a will, and pursuing a legal remedy other than as provided in the will. See also elective share.
  3. A choosing or choice
vote
A decision by a group on a proposal, resolution, bill, etc., or a choice between candidates for office, expressed by written ballot, voice, show of hands, etc.
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  1. A decision by a group on a proposal, resolution, bill, etc., or a choice between candidates for office, expressed by written ballot, voice, show of hands, etc.
  2. A group of voters alike in some way:
  3. The expression or indication of such a decision or choice
volition
The act of making a conscious choice or decision:
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  1. The act of making a conscious choice or decision:
  2. The act of using the will; exercise of the will as in deciding what to do
  3. A conscious or deliberate decision or choice thus made
co-optation
Alternative spelling of cooptation.
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  1. Alternative spelling of cooptation.
say-so
A person's word, opinion, assurance, etc.
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  1. A person's word, opinion, assurance, etc.
  2. An expression of permission or approval:
  3. The right or authority to decide:
druthers
(Informal, Dial.) A choice or preference
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  1. (Informal, Dial.) A choice or preference
selection
The act of selecting something:
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  1. The act of selecting something:
  2. A range of things from which one can make a choice:
  3. A variety from which to choose
supply
The act of supplying:
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  1. The act of supplying:
  2. Materials or provisions stored and dispensed when needed.
  3. An amount or quantity available for use; stock; store
assortment
The act of assorting; separation into classes.
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  1. The act of assorting; separation into classes.
  2. A collection of varying but related items.
  3. An assorted, or miscellaneous, group or collection; variety
array
Numerical data ordered in a linear fashion, by magnitude.
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  1. Numerical data ordered in a linear fashion, by magnitude.
  2. An orderly, often imposing arrangement:
  3. An impressively large number, as of persons or objects:
stock
A population of wild animals, especially of a species that is also farmed:
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  1. A population of wild animals, especially of a species that is also farmed:
  2. A store or supply
  3. A supply accumulated for future use; a store.
fund
A sum of money or other resources set aside for a specific purpose:
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  1. A sum of money or other resources set aside for a specific purpose:
  2. Money available for use, as in a checking account
  3. A source of supply; a stock:
variety
The quality or condition of being various or varied; diversity:
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  1. The quality or condition of being various or varied; diversity:
  2. A number or collection of varied things, especially of a particular group; an assortment:
  3. A variety show.
selection
The act of selecting something:
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  1. The act of selecting something:
  2. A carefully chosen or representative collection of people or things:
  3. A range of things from which one can make a choice:
preference
The selecting of someone or something over another or others:
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  1. The selecting of someone or something over another or others:
  2. The selection of one thing or person over others.
  3. The right or chance to make a choice:
alternative
A situation presenting a choice between two mutually exclusive possibilities:
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  1. A situation presenting a choice between two mutually exclusive possibilities:
  2. A choice or course of action that is mutually exclusive with another:
  3. One of a number of possible choices or courses of action:
election
(Theol.) The selection by God of certain people for salvation and eternal life
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  1. (Theol.) The selection by God of certain people for salvation and eternal life
  2. The process by which an individual is chosen to occupy a public office, or, in some cases, a private one (such as a director serving on a corporate board); in litigation, the making of a choice among remedies, whereby the selection of one may preclude the use of others; in estate law, a choice between inheriting under a will, and pursuing a legal remedy other than as provided in the will. See also elective share. The process by which an individual is chosen to occupy a public office, or, in some cases, a private one (such as a director serving on a corporate board); in litigation, the making of a choice among remedies, whereby the selection of one may preclude the use of others; in estate law, a choice between inheriting under a will, and pursuing a legal remedy other than as provided in the will. See also elective share.
  3. An act of choosing; a selection:
substitute
(Gram.) Any word or word group, as a pronoun, the verb to do, etc., used in place of another word or words (Ex.: did for shouted in “she shouted, and he did, too”)
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  1. (Gram.) Any word or word group, as a pronoun, the verb to do, etc., used in place of another word or words (Ex.: did for shouted in “she shouted, and he did, too”)
favorite
Expected or most probable to win.
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  1. Expected or most probable to win.
  2. A person or thing regarded with special liking, or more highly than others; specif., a person liked very much and granted special privileges as by a monarch, high official, etc.
  3. One that is trusted, indulged, or preferred above all others, especially by a superior:
pick
Something selected as the most desirable; the best or choicest part:
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  1. Something selected as the most desirable; the best or choicest part:
  2. A heavy tool used as in breaking up soil or rock: the metal head is long, narrow, and slightly curved, and pointed at one or both ends, with a wooden handle fitted into its center
  3. A long-toothed comb, usually designed for use on curly hair.
appointee
A person who is appointed
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  1. A person who is appointed
  2. A person appointed to some position
  3. One who will receive property pursuant to a power of appointment. See also power of appointment.
election
A choosing or choice
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  1. A choosing or choice
  2. The process by which an individual is chosen to occupy a public office, or, in some cases, a private one (such as a director serving on a corporate board); in litigation, the making of a choice among remedies, whereby the selection of one may preclude the use of others; in estate law, a choice between inheriting under a will, and pursuing a legal remedy other than as provided in the will. See also elective share. The process by which an individual is chosen to occupy a public office, or, in some cases, a private one (such as a director serving on a corporate board); in litigation, the making of a choice among remedies, whereby the selection of one may preclude the use of others; in estate law, a choice between inheriting under a will, and pursuing a legal remedy other than as provided in the will. See also elective share.
  3. An act of choosing; a selection:
option
Something chosen or available as a choice.
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  1. Something chosen or available as a choice.
  2. A contract or financial instrument granting such a right:
  3. The power or freedom to choose:
preference
The right, power, or opportunity of prior choice or claim
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  1. The right, power, or opportunity of prior choice or claim
  2. The right or chance to make a choice:
  3. The selection of one thing or person over others.
selection
The act of selecting something:
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  1. The act of selecting something:
  2. A carefully chosen or representative collection of people or things:
  3. A range of things from which one can make a choice:
alternative
A situation presenting a choice between two mutually exclusive possibilities:
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  1. A situation presenting a choice between two mutually exclusive possibilities:
  2. One of a number of possible choices or courses of action:
  3. A choice or course of action that is mutually exclusive with another:
option
The act of choosing; choice
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  1. The act of choosing; choice
  2. A contract or financial instrument granting such a right:
  3. The power or freedom to choose:
chosen
The elect considered as a group. Often used with the.
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  1. The elect considered as a group. Often used with the.
elect
A person who is elect
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  1. A person who is elect
  2. An exclusive group of people. Used with the:
pick
A heavy tool used as in breaking up soil or rock: the metal head is long, narrow, and slightly curved, and pointed at one or both ends, with a wooden handle fitted into its center
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  1. A heavy tool used as in breaking up soil or rock: the metal head is long, narrow, and slightly curved, and pointed at one or both ends, with a wooden handle fitted into its center
  2. A long-toothed comb, usually designed for use on curly hair.
  3. The person or thing chosen; choice
select
Chosen or preferred items or people considered as a group. Often used with the.
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  1. Chosen or preferred items or people considered as a group. Often used with the.
  2. One that is chosen in preference to others or because of special value.
  3. A button (of a joystick, joypad or similar device) that, when pressed, activates any of certain predefined functions that usually, but not always, involve selecting something out of a list of items.
best
One's finest clothes
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  1. One's finest clothes
  2. The thing, condition, circumstance, action, etc. that is most excellent, most suitable, etc.
  3. The optimum condition or quality:
cream
The oily, yellowish part of milk, which rises to the top and which may be separated: commercial cream contains 18% or more butterfat
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  1. The oily, yellowish part of milk, which rises to the top and which may be separated: commercial cream contains 18% or more butterfat
  2. Any of various substances resembling or containing cream:
  3. The best or finest part
elite
A size of type for typewriters, measuring twelve characters to the linear inch
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  1. A size of type for typewriters, measuring twelve characters to the linear inch
  2. A group or class of persons considered to be superior to others because of their intelligence, social standing, or wealth:
  3. The best or most skilled members of a group:
flower
The reproductive structure of the seed-bearing plants known as angiosperms. A flower may contain up to four whorls or arrangements of parts: carpels, stamens, petals, and sepals. The female reproductive organs consist of one or more carpels . Each carpel includes an ovary, style, and stigma. A single carpel or a group of fused carpels is sometimes called a pistil. The male reproductive parts are the stamens, made up of a filament and anther. The reproductive organs may be enclosed in an inner whorl of petals and an outer whorl of sepals. Flowers first appeared over 120 million years ago and have evolved a great diversity of forms and coloration in response to the agents that pollinate them. Some flowers produce nectar to attract animal pollinators, and these flowers are often highly adapted to specific groups of pollinators. Flowers pollinated by moths, such as species of jasmine and nicotiana, are often pale and fragrant in order to be found in the evening, while those pollinated by birds, such as fuschias, are frequently red and odorless, since birds have good vision but a less developed sense of smell. Wind-pollinated flowers, such as those of oak trees or grass, are usually drab and inconspicuous.
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  1. The reproductive structure of the seed-bearing plants known as angiosperms. A flower may contain up to four whorls or arrangements of parts: carpels, stamens, petals, and sepals. The female reproductive organs consist of one or more carpels . Each carpel includes an ovary, style, and stigma. A single carpel or a group of fused carpels is sometimes called a pistil. The male reproductive parts are the stamens, made up of a filament and anther. The reproductive organs may be enclosed in an inner whorl of petals and an outer whorl of sepals. Flowers first appeared over 120 million years ago and have evolved a great diversity of forms and coloration in response to the agents that pollinate them. Some flowers produce nectar to attract animal pollinators, and these flowers are often highly adapted to specific groups of pollinators. Flowers pollinated by moths, such as species of jasmine and nicotiana, are often pale and fragrant in order to be found in the evening, while those pollinated by birds, such as fuschias, are frequently red and odorless, since birds have good vision but a less developed sense of smell. Wind-pollinated flowers, such as those of oak trees or grass, are usually drab and inconspicuous.
  2. The best period of a person or thing; time of flourishing
  3. The highest example or best representative:
pick
The person or thing chosen; choice
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  1. The person or thing chosen; choice
  2. Something selected as the most desirable; the best or choicest part:
  3. The best or most desirable one or ones
prize
(Chiefly Southern US) Something used as a lever or for prying.
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  1. (Chiefly Southern US) Something used as a lever or for prying.
  2. Something worth striving for; a highly desirable possession.
  3. Something seized by force or taken as booty, especially an enemy ship and its cargo captured at sea during wartime.
top
A toy having one end tapered to a point, allowing it to be spun, as by suddenly pulling a string wound around it.
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  1. A toy having one end tapered to a point, allowing it to be spun, as by suddenly pulling a string wound around it.
  2. The best part.
  3. (Slang) Something or someone that is preeminent in quality, ability, popularity, etc.; the very best
fine
Satisfactory; acceptable:
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  1. Satisfactory; acceptable:
  2. Consisting of very small particles; not coarse:
  3. Excellent in character or ability:
first-class
Constituting or belonging to the first, highest, or best group in a system of classification:
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  1. Constituting or belonging to the first, highest, or best group in a system of classification:
  2. Designating or of a class of mail that includes letters, postcards, large envelopes, and small packages
  3. (Programming) Of, or relating to a treatment like that for a first-class citizen.
prime
First or highest in rank or importance; main:
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  1. First or highest in rank or importance; main:
  2. Being the most desired or suitable example of something:
  3. Highest in quality; excellent:
select
Limited to certain people or groups; exclusive
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  1. Limited to certain people or groups; exclusive
  2. Chosen in preference to another or others; picked out, esp. for excellence or some special quality; picked
  3. Singled out in preference; chosen:
superior
Showing a feeling of being better than others; haughty
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  1. Showing a feeling of being better than others; haughty
  2. (Printing) Set above the main line of type.
  3. Presuming to be or suggesting that one is morally or socially better than others; disdainful or supercilious.
dainty
Delicately pretty or lovely
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  1. Delicately pretty or lovely
  2. Of or showing delicate and refined taste; fastidious
  3. Delicately beautiful or charming and usually small:
delicate
Beautifully fine in texture, quality, or workmanship
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  1. Beautifully fine in texture, quality, or workmanship
  2. Fine or soft in touch or skill:
  3. Exquisitely fine or dainty:
elegant
Marked by concision, incisiveness, and ingenuity; cleverly apt and simple
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  1. Marked by concision, incisiveness, and ingenuity; cleverly apt and simple
  2. Characterized by dignified richness and grace, as of design, dress, style, etc.; luxurious or opulent in a restrained, tasteful manner
  3. (Informal) Excellent; fine; first-rate
exquisite
Characterized by highly skilled or intricate art; excellently made or formed:
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  1. Characterized by highly skilled or intricate art; excellently made or formed:
  2. Carefully done or elaborately made
  3. Excellent or outstanding, especially by exhibiting or appealing to refined taste:
fine
Consisting of very small particles; not coarse:
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  1. Consisting of very small particles; not coarse:
  2. Satisfactory; acceptable:
  3. Thin; slender:
chosen
A name used for Korea since the second millennium bc .
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  1. A name used for Korea since the second millennium bc .
  2. Picked out by preference; selected
  3. Selected from or preferred above others:
elect
Chosen; given preference
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  1. Chosen; given preference
  2. Chosen deliberately; singled out:
  3. Elected but not yet installed. Often used in combination:
exclusive
Excluding or tending to exclude:
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  1. Excluding or tending to exclude:
  2. Being the only one of its kind
  3. Not accompanied by others; single or sole:
select
Of special quality or value; choice:
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  1. Of special quality or value; choice:
  2. Chosen in preference to another or others; picked out, esp. for excellence or some special quality; picked
  3. Singled out in preference; chosen:

Synonym Study

  • Selection implies a wide choice and the exercise of careful discrimination selections from the modern French poets
  • Preference suggests the determining of choice by predisposition or partiality a preference for striped ties
  • Alternative , in strict usage, limits a choice to one of two possibilities the alternative of paying a fine or serving 30 days
  • Option implies a choice of a number of possibilities, and may suggest the privilege of choosing as granted by a person or group in authority no other options open to me, local option on liquor sales
  • Choice implies the chance, right, or power to choose, usually by the free exercise of one's judgment single by choice
Find another word for choice. In this page you can discover 91 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for choice, like: preference, realm of possibilities, ingestion, superior, fine, exceptional, select, option, selection, alternative and free choice.

Sentence Examples

  • At that moment there was a choice to make.

  • "If he wants to have a relationship with her, it's his choice," she said with a shrug.

  • "It was my choice," he snapped.

  • We had little choice but to wait and see if the weekend presented any answers.

  • At this point, he had no choice but to trust Darian.

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