Option and Tendency

Option

Option noun - The power, right, or opportunity to choose.

Usage example: you will have the option to select one of several quite different health insurance plans

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Tendency and option are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tendency" instead a noun "Option".

Nearby Words: opt, optional, optionally, opting, optionee

Tendency noun - An established pattern of behavior.

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Option and tendency are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Option" instead a noun "Tendency".

good	good option	good tendency
low	low option	low tendency
similar	similar option	similar tendency
common	common option	common tendency
Other adjectives: right, certain, real, extreme, evil, bad, dark, new.

As an interesting contrast, fans that don't bash the pairing have a tendency to Take a Third Option and ship Hawke/Fenris/Isabela instead.

Source: Die For Our Ship / Video Games
Dinobot, a Defector from Decadence who never lost his Predacon sense of warrior honour - but had a tendency to push for the more aggressive option.

Source: Anti-Hero
Unfortunately there is a tendency to forget to use this option and might overlook some things.

Source: Modern Day & Sci-Fi RPG Class Equivalents

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