| Main Entry: | option |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | alternative |
Synonyms: |
advantage, benefit, choice, claim, dibs, dilemma, discretion, druthers, election, flipside, franchise, free will, grant, license, opportunity, other side of coin, pickup, preference, prerogative, privilege, right, selection, take it or leave it |
| Main Entry: | addition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something conjoined to or enlargement of something |
Synonyms: |
accession, accessory, accretion, accrual, addendum, additive, adjunct, aggrandizement, annex, appendage, appendix, attachment, augmentation, bonus, boost, commission, dividend, enhancement, enlargement, expansion, extension, extra, gain, hike, increase, increment, option, profit, raise, reinforcement, rise, supplement, wing |
| Notes: | an addition is something that, when added, serves simply to augment or extend that to which it has been added, leaving the character of the original unchanged; an addendum forms a separate distinguishable portion of the whole and it first meant 'a thing to be added' |
| Main Entry: | alternative |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | possible choice |
Synonyms: |
back-up, druthers, opportunity, option, other, other fish in sea, other fish to fry, pick, preference, recourse, redundancy, selection, sub, substitute, take it or leave it |
Antonyms: |
compulsion, constraint, necessity, obligation, restraint |
| 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, druthers, election, evaluation, extract, favorite, finding, free will, judgment, opportunity, option, pick, preference, rating, say, substitute, variety, verdict, volition, vote, weakness |
| Main Entry: | election |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | choosing; voting |
Synonyms: |
alternative, appointment, ballot, balloting, choice, decision, determination, franchise, judgment, option, poll, polls, preference, primary, referendum, selection, ticket, vote-casting |
| Main Entry: | free will |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | free choice |
Synonyms: |
assent, choice, conation, consent, desire, determination, discretion, free choice, free decision, freedom, inclination, intention, mind, one's discretion, one's own choice, one's own will, option, own say so, own sweet way, person's full intent and purpose, pleasure, power, say so, velleity, volition, voluntary decision, willingness, wish |
Antonyms: |
responsibility |
| Main Entry: | pleasure |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | will, inclination |
Synonyms: |
choice, command, desire, fancy, liking, mind, option, preference, purpose, velleity, want, wish |
Antonyms: |
dislike, hate, hatred |
| Main Entry: | predisposition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | willingness, inclination |
Synonyms: |
bent*, bias, choice, cup of tea, dish*, disposition, druthers, flash, groove, leaning, likelihood, liking, option, partiality, penchant, potentiality, predilection, preference, proclivity, proneness, propensity, susceptibility, tendency, thing*, type, weakness |
Antonyms: |
disinclination, unwillingness |
| Main Entry: | preference |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | first choice |
Synonyms: |
alternative, choice, cup of tea, desire, druthers, election, favorite, flash*, groove, inclination, option, partiality, pick, predilection, prepossession, propensity, say, say so, selection, top, weakness |
Antonyms: |
dislike, hate, hatred, last choice, rejection |
| Main Entry: | recourse |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | alternative |
Synonyms: |
aid, appeal, choice, expediency, expedient, help, makeshift, option, refuge, remedy, resort, resource, shift, stand-by, stopgap, substitute, support, way out |