OPTED Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

opted

verb

past tense of opt

as in decided

to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration after that near catastrophe, they opted to reinstate the telephone service

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decided
chose
figured
found
determined
resolved
settled (on or upon)
concluded
named
ruled
selected
picked
preferred
elected
decreed
culled
ruled (on)
adjudged
contemplated
pondered
handpicked
adjudicated
singled (out)
studied
debated
thought (about or over)
weighed
considered
judged
deliberated
entertained
arbitrated
refereed
questioned
ruminated
umpired
meditated
cogitated
mulled (over)
chewed over

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

refused
rejected
declined
abstained
turned down
hesitated
delayed
halted
stalled
temporized
vacillated
wavered
waffled
shilly-shallied

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