| 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: | cull |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pick out for reason |
Synonyms: |
choose, discriminate, elect, extract, glean, mark, opt for, optate, pluck, prefer, select, sift, single out, take, thin, thin out, winnow |
| Main Entry: | elect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | select as representative; choose |
Synonyms: |
accept, admit, appoint, ballot, conclude, cull, decide upon, designate, determine, go down the line, judge, mark, name, nominate, opt for, optate, pick, pick out, prefer, receive, resolve, settle, settle on, single out, take, tap, vote, vote for |
Antonyms: |
ignore, vote down, vote out |
| Main Entry: | favor |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prefer, like |
Synonyms: |
accept, advocate, appreciate, approbate, approve, back, be in favor of, be on one's side, buck for, champion, choose, commend, cotton to, countenance, encourage, endorse, esteem, eulogize, fancy, flash on, for, go for, hold with, honor, incline, lean toward, look up to, opt for, patronize, pick, praise, prize, regard highly, root for, sanction, single out, support, take a liking to, take a shine to, take to, think well of, tilt toward, value |
Antonyms: |
disfavor, dislike |
| Main Entry: | pick |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | choose, select |
Synonyms: |
cull, decide upon, elect, finger*, fix upon, go down the line, hand-pick, mark, name, opt for, optate, pick and choose, pick out, prefer, say so, separate, settle on, sift out, single out, slot, sort out, tab, tag, take, take it or leave it, tap, winnow |
Antonyms: |
refuse, reject |
| Main Entry: | prefer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | favor; single out |
Synonyms: |
adopt, advance, aggrandize, be partial to, be turned on to, choose, cull, desire, elect, elevate, fancy, finger, fix upon, go for, incline, like better, mark, opt for, optate, pick, place, pose, present, promote, propone, proposition, propound, put, put forward, raise, select, suggest, tag, take, tap, upgrade, wish, would rather, would sooner |
Antonyms: |
dislike, hate, reject, spurn |
| Main Entry: | select |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pick out, prefer from among choices |
Synonyms: |
choose, cull, decide, elect, make, make a choice, make a selection, mark, name, opt, opt for, optate, peg, pick, pin down, say so, single out, slot, sort out, tab, tag*, take, tap*, winnow |
Antonyms: |
refuse, reject |
| Main Entry: | take |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | buy; reserve |
Synonyms: |
book, borrow, charter, choose, cull, decide on, derive, draw, elect, engage, gain, get, hire, lease, mark, obtain, opt for, optate, pay for, pick, prefer, procure, purchase, rent, select, single out |
Antonyms: |
refuse, reject |