Meaning & use

opted

verb·Academic

Made a choice between different options, especially after consideration.

See it in a sentence

They opted for the smaller apartment because it was closer to work.

She opted out of the group project and worked independently instead.

A note on using this word

Past tense of "opt"; almost always followed by "for" a choice or "out of/into" a plan, never used with a direct object alone.

Words with a similar meaning

chosedecidedselected

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Words with an opposite meaning

rejecteddeclined

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