choosing
Picking among options
Choosing is the act of selecting from alternatives.
The word often emphasizes the process or moment of decision: Choosing a college is stressful, I'm having trouble choosing between them.
As a noun, choosings appears in phrases like slim choosings, meaning few options available.
Chosen item or items
- pickingAct of selecting
- selectingPicking from options
- optingActively making a choice
- electingSelecting by vote
handpicking · curating · vetting · screening · shortlisting · sorting · sifting · narrowing
Settled course of action
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- resolveFirmness of purpose
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
alternatives · dilemma · crossroads · outcome · consequence · finality · uncertainty · hesitation
Available courses of action
- alternativesOther available options
- choicesAvailable options to pick
- varietyState of being diverse
- arrayOrdered collection or display
range · spectrum · assortment · possibilities · diversity · multitude · menu · slate
Favored choice among alternatives
- tasteFlavor perception ability
- inclinationDisposition toward something
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- fondnessWarm liking or affection
liking · affinity · penchant · predilection · leaning · predisposition · bias · favoritism
Keen perception and judgment
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
discrimination · acumen · prudence · judiciousness · astuteness · shrewdness · sagacity · discretion
selection
Chosen item or items
electing · handpicking · curating · vetting · screening · shortlisting · sorting · sifting · narrowing · eliminating
decision
Settled course of action
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- resolveFirmness of purpose
commitment · alternatives · dilemma · crossroads · outcome · consequence · finality · uncertainty · hesitation · indecisiveness
options
Available courses of action
- alternativesOther available options
- choicesAvailable options to pick
- varietyState of being diverse
array · range · spectrum · assortment · possibilities · diversity · multitude · menu · slate · field
preference
Favored choice among alternatives
- tasteFlavor perception ability
- inclinationDisposition toward something
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
fondness · liking · affinity · penchant · predilection · leaning · predisposition · bias · favoritism · propensity
discernment
Keen perception and judgment
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
perception · discrimination · acumen · prudence · judiciousness · astuteness · shrewdness · sagacity · discretion · perspicacity
- selectionpicking, selection committee, shortlist, shortlisting, elimination
- Determiningdeciding, judging, concluding, resolving, settling
- choicesdecide, decision, select, selection, pick
- free willfree will, volition, autonomy, initiative, agency
- mental processesthinking, think, reasoning, cognition, pondering
- acquiringobtaining, getting, grabbing, seizing, taking
choosingsubmitting
Giving in or delivering
obeying · accepting · acquiescing · complying · yielding
choosingrandomizing
Making selection by chance
drawing lots · gambling · guessing · defaulting · happening upon
- picking and choosingSelective acceptance of options
- choosing violenceSelecting aggression over peace
- choosing upSelecting team members alternately