weighing options
Evaluating possible paths
Weighing options is the process of considering alternatives before making a decision, mentally comparing their merits and drawbacks as if placing them on a scale: I'm still weighing my options about whether to take the job.
The phrase implies careful deliberation rather than impulsive choice.
- deliberatingCarefully thinking before deciding
- consideringMentally evaluating something
- ponderingThinking deeply about something
- evaluatingJudging quality or worth
- weighing upAssessing pros and cons
thinking it over · pros and cons · choices · tradeoffs · cost benefit · pros · cons · balancing · calculating · hesitating · mulling · sleeping on it · scale · judgment · alternatives · crossroads · fork in the road · dilemma
- cognitionthinking, reasoning, thought, cognition, remembering
- decision makingchoice, preference, picking, selection, choices
- Decision-Makingchoice, poor judgment, sound judgment, informed decision, hasty decision
- decisionschoice, make a decision, choices, yes, no
- choiceschoice, choose, decide, decision, select
- judgmentgood judgment, sound judgment, discernment, prudence, judiciousness
weighing optionsjumping in
Entering abruptly or eagerly
shooting from the hip · snap decision · knee-jerk reaction · winging it · hasty decision
weighing optionscommitting
Carrying out an act
deciding · locking in · taking the plunge · pulling the trigger · going all in
weighing optionsgoing with the flow
Accepting situations without resistance
weigh, weight, weights, weighted, weighting, weightless, weightlessness, weighty, weightier