plump for

Decide in favor

To plump for something is to choose it decisively or declare support for it, especially after deliberation: After weeks of looking, we plumped for the house on Maple Street.

The phrase suggests a firm, somewhat emphatic selection rather than a tentative one.

Chiefly British.

Related

elect · decide · cast a vote · endorse · champion · opt · choose · go for · pick · favor · take sides · side with · back · throw in with · sanction · support · promote · designate

Opposites
decisiveness of choice

plump forwaver

Hesitate or fluctuate

dither · vacillate · hesitate · equivocate · hem and haw

support vs. rejection

plump forreject

Dismiss as unsuitable

turn down · refuse · dismiss · rule out · oppose

Family

plump, plumps, plumped, plumping, plumpness, plumper, plumpest

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