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choosing - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | choosing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | selecting |
| Synonyms: | choice, culling, deciding, electing, election, exercising judgment, making a choice, making up one's mind, option, picking, selection, separating |
| Main Entry: | choose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pick, select |
| Synonyms: | accept, adopt, appoint, call for, cast, co-opt, commit oneself, crave, cull, decide on, designate, desire, determine, discriminate between, draw lots, elect, embrace, espouse, excerpt, extract, fancy, favor, feel disposed to, finger, fix on, glean, judge, love, make choice, make decision, make up one's mind, name, opt for, predestine, prefer, see fit, separate, set aside, settle upon, sift out, single out, slot, sort, tab, tag, take, take up, tap, want, weigh, will, winnow, wish, wish for |
| Notes: | choose means to pick out or select from a number of alternatives, while chose is the past tense of choose |
| Main Entry: | choice |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | power to select; selection |
| Synonyms: | alternative, appraisal, choosing, cull, cup of tea*, decision, determination, discretion, discrimination, distinction, election, evaluation, extract, favorite, finding, free will, judgment, opportunity, option, pick, preference, rating, say, substitute, variety, verdict, volition, vote, weakness, druthers |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pick |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | a chosen option, usually the choicest |
| Synonyms: | aces, bag, best, choice, choosing, cream*, cup of tea*, decision, elect, elite, flower*, preference, pride, prime, prize, select, selection, top, crème de la crème, druthers, tops |
| Antonyms: | rejection |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | selection |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | preference from among choices |
| Synonyms: | alternative, choice, choosing, collection, draft, election, excerpt, option, pick, culling, druthers, picking |
| Antonyms: | refusal, rejection |
| Main Entry: | volition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | free will |
| Synonyms: | accord, choice, choosing, desire, determination, discretion, election, option, preference, purpose, resolution, selection, will, willingness, wish, conation |
| Main Entry: | selecting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | appointing |
| Synonyms: | choosing, electing, nominating, recruiting |
| Main Entry: | voting |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | casting votes |
| Synonyms: | choosing, deciding, vote, balloting, polling |
| Main Entry: | appointment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | assignment of responsibility |
| Synonyms: | allotment, approval, authorization, choice, choosing, delegation, deputation, designation, election, installation, nomination, ordination, promotion, selection, assigning, certification, commissioning, empowering, naming |
| Main Entry: | adopt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | legally care for another's child |
| Synonyms: | choose, foster, naturalize, pick, raise, select, take in |
| Main Entry: | appoint |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | assign responsibility; decide |
| Synonyms: | accredit, allot, assign, choose, command, commission, decree, delegate, designate, determine, direct, elect, enjoin, establish, finger, fix, install, name, nominate, ordain, select, set, settle, tap |
| Antonyms: | dismiss, fire, refuse, reject |
| Main Entry: | cast |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | select for activity |
| Synonyms: | allot, appoint, arrange, assign, blueprint, chart, choose, delegate, design, designate, detail, determine, devise, name, pick, plan, project, decide upon, give parts |
| Main Entry: | covet |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | desire strongly |
| Synonyms: | begrudge, choose, crave, envy, fancy, want, wish for, aspire to, desiderate, hanker for, have eye on, have hots for, itch for, long for, lust after, spoil for, thirst for, yearn for, yen for |
| Antonyms: | abjure, give, be generous, not want |
| Main Entry: | cull |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pick out for reason |
| Synonyms: | choose, discriminate, elect, extract, glean, mark, pluck, prefer, select, sift, take, thin, winnow, opt for, optate, single out, thin out |
| Main Entry: | decide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make a determination; settle an issue |
| Synonyms: | adjudge, adjudicate, agree, award, choose, cinch, clinch, conclude, conjecture, decree, determine, elect, end, establish, figure, gather, guess, judge, mediate, opt, pick, poll, purpose, resolve, rule, select, set, surmise, tap, vote, will, arrive at conclusion, call shots, cast the die, come to agreement, come to conclusion, come to decision, commit oneself, draw a conclusion, fix upon, form opinion, go down line, have final word, make a decision, make up mind, reach decision, take a stand |
| Antonyms: | defer, delay, hesitate, postpone, procrastinate, put off, wait |
| Main Entry: | delegate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give authority; empower |
| Synonyms: | accredit, appoint, assign, authorize, cast, charge, choose, commission, constitute, deputize, designate, elect, invest, license, mandate, name, nominate, ordain, select, warrant, depute, give nod, place trust in, swear in |
| Antonyms: | keep |
| Main Entry: | designate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | specify as selection |
| Synonyms: | allocate, allot, appoint, apportion, appropriate, assign, authorize, characterize, charge, choose, commission, connote, constitute, define, delegate, denote, deputize, describe, dictate, earmark*, elect, evidence, favor, finger*, indicate, make, mark, mete, name, nominate, opt, peg*, pick, pinpoint, prefer, show, single, slot, stipulate, tab*, tag*, tap*, button down, depute, individualize, pin down, put down for, reseve, set apart, set aside |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | desire |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | want, long for |
| Synonyms: | aim, choose, covet, crave, enjoy, fall for*, fancy, go for*, like, pine, thirst, wish for, aspire to, be smitten, be turned on by, cotton to, desiderate, die over, give eyeteeth for, hanker after, have eyes for, have the hots for, hunger for, lust after, make advances to, partial to, set heart on, spoil for, sweet on, take a liking to, take a shine to, take to*, yearn for |
| Antonyms: | not want |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | draft |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | select for military force |
| Synonyms: | choose, conscript, enlist, enroll, impress, indite, induct, muster, press, recruit, call up, conscribe, dragoon, sign on, sign up |
| Main Entry: | draw |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take out, extend |
| Synonyms: | attenuate, choose, drain, elongate, extort, extract, lengthen, pick, pull out, respire, select, stretch, suck, take, single out |
| Antonyms: | shorten, put in |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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