choices
Paths before you
Choices is the plural of choice—the options available or the decisions made among them.
To have choices is to face multiple possibilities.
The word often emphasizes agency or responsibility: You made your choices, now live with them.
We have limited choices here.
Other available options
- selectionChosen item or items
- varietyState of being diverse
- assortmentMixed collection of things
- rangeExtent of variation
array · spectrum · possibilities · diversity · menu · catalogue · buffet · palette
State of perplexity
- predicamentDifficult, unpleasant situation
- crossroadsMeeting of routes
- indecisionFailure to decide
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
ambivalence · hesitation · conflict · impasse · stalemate · paralysis · vacillation · perplexity
Reasoned decision-making capacity
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- verdictOfficial court decision
resolution · conclusion · evaluation · analysis · reasoning · rationale · prioritization · strategy
Independent decision-making capacity
- libertyAbsence of unjust constraint
- independenceFreedom from external control
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- free-willAutonomous decision-making capacity
agency · empowerment · sovereignty · volition · emancipation · liberation · self-governance · discretion
Formal choice expression
- ballotVoting document
- candidatePerson seeking selection
- nomineeOne proposed for position
- electorateEligible voting body
polling · shortlist · nomination · primary · caucus · referendum · plebiscite · voting
Final results achieved
- resultsWhat follows from effort
- effectsConsequences or belongings
- repercussionsIndirect results of actions
- ramificationsResulting effects or outcomes
aftermath · impacts · fallout · upshot · payoff · side-effects · aftereffects · blowback
Disposition toward something
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- fondnessWarm liking or affection
- likingPositive inclination toward
- affinityNatural liking or attraction
taste · proclivity · penchant · predilection · favoritism · leaning · predisposition · propensity
alternatives
Other available options
- selectionChosen item or items
- varietyState of being diverse
- assortmentMixed collection of things
range · array · spectrum · possibilities · diversity · menu · catalogue · buffet · palette · panoply
quandary
State of perplexity
- predicamentDifficult, unpleasant situation
- crossroadsMeeting of routes
- indecisionFailure to decide
uncertainty · ambivalence · hesitation · conflict · impasse · stalemate · paralysis · vacillation · perplexity · doubt
judgment
Reasoned decision-making capacity
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
verdict · resolution · conclusion · evaluation · analysis · reasoning · rationale · prioritization · strategy · planning
autonomy
Independent decision-making capacity
- libertyAbsence of unjust constraint
- independenceFreedom from external control
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
free-will · agency · empowerment · sovereignty · volition · emancipation · liberation · self-governance · discretion · flexibility
vote
Formal choice expression
electorate · polling · shortlist · nomination · primary · caucus · referendum · plebiscite · voting · franchise
outcomes
Final results achieved
- resultsWhat follows from effort
- effectsConsequences or belongings
- repercussionsIndirect results of actions
ramifications · aftermath · impacts · fallout · upshot · payoff · side-effects · aftereffects · blowback · corollaries
inclination
Disposition toward something
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- fondnessWarm liking or affection
- likingPositive inclination toward
affinity · taste · proclivity · penchant · predilection · favoritism · leaning · predisposition · propensity · disposition
- preferencespreferences, prefer, likes, like, liking
- actingacting, act, performing, playacting, actor
- customer'sneeds, wants, preferences, expectations, satisfaction
- decision makingpreference, picking, selection, options, considering
- judgmentgood judgment, sound judgment, discernment, prudence, judiciousness
- personal concernspriorities, values, goals, beliefs, needs
choicesmandates
Authoritative commands or requirements
compulsions · dictates · obligations · coercion · requirements
choicesno choice
Lack of alternatives
no alternative · dead ends · inevitabilities · foregone conclusions · only option
choicesinstincts
Innate behavioral tendencies
reflexes · compulsions · impulses · automatisms · habits
- no choiceLack of alternatives
- multiple choiceQuestion with listed options
- spoilt for choiceHaving too many alternatives
- first choiceMost preferred option
- free choiceUnrestricted decision-making power
- second choiceFallback option