Choose and Deselect

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Choose verb - To decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities.

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Deselect is an antonym for choose in give topic.

Nearby Words: choosy, choosing, choosey, chooser

Deselect verb - To show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to.

Usage example: he'll deselect any plan that doesn't put him in total control

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Choose is an antonym for deselect in select topic.

Nearby Words: deselecting, deselection

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Deselect and Choose. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/choose/deselect

Choose & Deselect. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/choose/deselect>.

Deselect or Choose. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/choose/deselect.

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