opt
Make a pick
To opt is to make a choice, typically among alternatives: She opted for the salad instead of the soup.
The word often pairs with prepositions: opt for, opt out of, opt into.
Opting out means choosing not to participate; opting in means choosing to participate.
He opted out of the company retirement plan.
Carefully pick from options
go for · settle on · single out · favor · prefer · embrace · take · commit
Commit to regular receipt
- unsubscribeWithdraw from mailings
- enrollFormally join a program
- withdrawRemove or pull away
- joinConnect or enlist
decline · consent · refuse · agree · abstain · participate · exempt · waive
Favored choice among alternatives
- inclinationDisposition toward something
- leaningTendency toward something
- predilectionPreexisting preference or bias
- proclivityInherent tendency toward something
penchant · bias · partiality · fondness · taste · affinity · bent · tendency
select
Carefully pick from options
elect · go for · settle on · single out · favor · prefer · embrace · take · commit · resolve
subscribe
Commit to regular receipt
- unsubscribeWithdraw from mailings
- enrollFormally join a program
- withdrawRemove or pull away
join · decline · consent · refuse · agree · abstain · participate · exempt · waive · sign up
preference
Favored choice among alternatives
- inclinationDisposition toward something
- leaningTendency toward something
- predilectionPreexisting preference or bias
proclivity · penchant · bias · partiality · fondness · taste · affinity · bent · tendency · disposition
chance
Likelihood of occurrence
- openingGap or start
- alternativeAnother available choice
- possibilityState of being achievable
choice · prospect · window · avenue · path · route · course · doorway · gateway · outlet
optsubmit
Present for consideration
comply · obey · acquiesce · capitulate · succumb
- 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
adopt, option, optimism, options, optional, optimal, optimum, optimize, opted