OPT
Decide between alternatives
Opt means to make a choice, usually between alternatives: I opted for the cheaper option.
It often appears with prepositions indicating direction of choice—opt for, opt out of, opt into.
To opt out is to choose not to participate; to opt in is to actively choose participation, especially for programs requiring explicit consent.
Of vision or light
- optimumMost favorable condition
- optimizeMake maximally effective
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
- optimalMost desirable outcome
optics · optometry · optician · operator · operation · optimized · optimizer · optimizing
Select from alternatives
- selectCarefully pick from options
- decideReach a conclusion
- alternativeAnother available choice
- preferenceFavored choice among alternatives
pick · elect · volunteer · choice · selection · decision · prefer · choosing
Contact by phone
- putPlace in position
- strike pricePredetermined option execution level
- derivativeFunction's rate of change
- exerciseActivity for fitness
expiration · premium · contract · vesting · equity · grant · incentive · warrant
optical
Of vision or light
- optimumMost favorable condition
- optimizeMake maximally effective
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
optimal · optics · optometry · optician · operator · operation · optimized · optimizer · optimizing · optimist
choose
Select from alternatives
- selectCarefully pick from options
- decideReach a conclusion
- alternativeAnother available choice
preference · pick · elect · volunteer · choice · selection · decision · prefer · choosing · elective
call
Contact by phone
- putPlace in position
- strike pricePredetermined option execution level
- derivativeFunction's rate of change
exercise · expiration · premium · contract · vesting · equity · grant · incentive · warrant · hedge
out
Not present here
abstain · decline · refuse · unsubscribe · cancel · remove · disengage · step back · bow out · excuse
- work permitswork permit, work visa, work authorization, employment visa, temporary worker
- exchange programsexchange student, study abroad, host families, exchange program, student visas
OPTsubmit
Present for consideration
comply · obey · acquiesce · capitulate · succumb
OPTdefault
Preset standard option
drift · go with the flow · settle · acquiesce · resign oneself
- opt outDecline to participate
- opted outChose not to participate
- opting outChoosing not to participate
- opt inChoose to participate
- left one's options openMaintained multiple possibilities
- weighing optionsConsidering alternatives carefully
opts, opted, opting, option, options, optional, optionally, coopt, coopts