Antonyms for choose
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1. choose

   Prefer indicates a state of desire and approval; choose, an act of will. Prudence or generosity may lead one to choose what he does not prefer. Select implies a careful consideration of the reasons for preference and choice. Among objects so nearly alike that we have no reason to prefer any one to another we may simply choose the nearest, but we could not be said to select it. Aside from theology, elect is popularly confined to the political sense; as, a free people elect their own rulers. Cull, from the Latin colligere, commonly means to collect, as well as to select. In a garden we cull the choicest flowers.

   Antonyms:
   cast away, cast out, decline, disclaim, dismiss, leave, refuse, reject, repudiate, throw aside

   Synonyms:
   cull, elect, pick, pick out, prefer, select

   Preposition:
   Choose from or from among the number; choose out of the army; choose between (or betwixt) two; among many; choose for the purpose.

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1. choose

   Antonyms:
   leave, dismiss, reject, refuse, disclaim, repudiate, ignore, decline

   Synonyms:
   select, elect, prefer, appropriate, adopt, cull, pick out

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1. choose, take, select, pick outverb

   pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

   "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"

   Synonyms:
   take on, demand, rent, take in, distinguish, shoot, get, call for, exact, take, pack, bring, acquire, read, involve, make, lease, guide, engage, lead, hire, necessitate, select, have, occupy, strike, study, get hold of, train, use up, assume, admit, pick out, need, adopt, subscribe to, deal, take aim, spot, postulate, claim, ingest, hold, carry, contract, aim, tell apart, require, fill, film, prefer, charter, drive, make out, direct, discern, recognize, ask, subscribe, convey, submit, conduct, take up, opt, recognise, take away, consider, accept, learn, withdraw, consume, contain, look at, remove

2. choose, prefer, optverb

   select as an alternative over another

   "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast"

   Synonyms:
   take, select, prefer, opt, favor, favour, pick out

3. chooseverb

   see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way

   "She chose not to attend classes and now she failed the exam"

   Synonyms:
   select, pick out, take, prefer, opt

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1. chooseverb

   Synonyms:
   select, elect, prefer, cull, pick out

How to use choose in a sentence?

1. Deshawn Yeldell:

   It’s not that a person is afraid of you, it’s just that; they know what they’re capable of doing to you, so they choose not to lose their freedom and everything they have worked hard for in life.... up until you really piss’em off.

2. Pete Docter:

   This film was really born from watching our kids grow up which is not easy, anyone out there who is in junior high, high school, working it out, suffering, there are days you are going to feel sad, you are going to feel angry, that's nothing you can choose. But you can make stuff - make films, draw, write, it will make a world of difference.

3. Martin Slumbers:

   We believe this is the right thing for the game at this time and will provide tournament organizers with the flexibility to choose for themselves within the framework of the rules.

4. Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont:

   Today’s FCC action will help ensure that families are not forced to choose between their basic needs and a phone call with their loved ones.

5. Juwarat Abubakar:

   As a youth of Nigeria, I believe this is the way forward for this country and for my generation and that is why we choose to bring him back for the second time.

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