whichever

Any one works

Whichever means any one of a group, without preference or restriction: Take whichever seat you like.

It can also mean regardless of which: Whichever way you go, you'll hit traffic.

The word emphasizes that the choice doesn't matter or that all options lead to the same outcome.

choice

either

One of two

selection · pick · preference · one · other · both · neither · else · chosen · selected

indifference

either

One of two

anyway · nonchalant · unconcerned · dismissive · apathetic · detached · blasé · insouciant · offhand · casual

arbitrary

random

Occurring without pattern

chance · unpredictable · unspecified · unnamed · indefinite · undetermined · variable · changeable · flexible · spontaneous

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specificity of selection

whicheverthis one

Phrase indicating nearby item

that one · the chosen one · neither · none

selectivity/restriction

whicheverneither

Not one or other

none · exclusively · solely · not any

constraint on choice

whicheveronly

Exclusively, nothing more

solely · exclusively · specifically · necessarily · mandatorily

Family

ever, which, however, whatever, whoever, whenever, wherever, whatsoever, howsoever

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G