Topic Thesaurus
Roget's Thesaurus

Choice

Nouns
  • choice, option
  • discretion etc. (volition) Will
  • preoption
  • alternative
  • dilemma
  • adoption, cooptation
  • novation
  • decision etc. (judgment) Judgment [Conclusion.]. election
  • political election (politics) Authority.Existence. selection, excerption, gleaning, eclecticism
  • excerpta, gleanings, cuttings, scissors and paste
  • pick etc. (best) Perfection. preference, prelation, opinion poll, survey
  • predilection etc. (desire) Desire.
Verbs
  • offers one's choice, set before
  • hold out the alternative, present the alternative, offer the alternative
  • put to the vote. use option, use discretion, exercise option, exercise discretion, one's option
  • adopt, take up, embrace, espouse
  • choose, elect, opt for
  • take one's choice, make one's choice
  • make choice of, fix upon. vote, poll, hold up one's hand
  • divide. settle
  • decide etc. (adjudge) Judgment [Conclusion.]
  • list etc. (will) Will
  • make up one's mind etc. (resolve) Resolution. select
  • pick and choose
  • pick out, single out
  • cull, glean, winnow
  • sift the chaff from the wheat, separate the chaff from the wheat, winnow the chaff from the wheat
  • pick up, pitch upon
  • pick one's way
  • indulge one's fancy. set apart, mark out for
  • mark etc. Indication. prefer
  • have rather, have as lief
  • fancy etc. (desire) Desire
  • be persuaded etc. Motive. take a decided step, take a decisive step
  • commit oneself to a course
  • pass the Rubicon, cross the Rubicon
  • cast in one's lot with
  • take for better or for worse.
Adjectives
Adverbs
  • optionally etc. adj.
  • at pleasure etc. (will) Will
  • either the one or the other
  • or at the option of
  • whether or not
  • once and for all
  • for one's money. by choice, by preference
  • in preference
  • rather, before.