Decision
Decision noun - A position arrived at after consideration.
Usage example: after much deliberation, we made a decision about what to have on our pizza
Option is a synonym for decision in opinion topic. In some cases you can use "Option" instead a noun "Decision", when it comes to topics like pick, choice, proposal.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| sensible | sensible decision | sensible option |
| good | good decision | good option |
| best | best decision | best option |
| better | better decision | better option |
| Other adjectives: similar, right, certain, original, correct, reasonable, single, simple, logical, wrong, bad, easy, practical, possible, final, worst, last, different, tactical. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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The end decision in Mass Effect 3 can be seen as this if you pick the Destroy option and are implied to survive.
Source: What You Are in the Dark - A dialogue tree where your choices are irrelevant, because the game will not proceed until you pick the 'intended' option (or ignore your decision altogether).
Source: Role-Playing Game - Interestingly, it also gives you the option to go a bit further back, before the final personality-altering decision, allowing you to make a different choice.
Source: Endgame Plus
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