Antonyms for choice

Grammar : Adj, noun

Spell : chois

Phonetic Transcription : tʃɔɪs

Definition of choice

Origin : mid-14c., "that which is choice," from choice (adj.) blended with earlier chois (n.) "action of selecting" (c.1300); "power of choosing" (early 14c.), "someone or something chosen" (late 14c.), from Old French chois "one's choice; fact of having a choice" (12c., Modern French choix), from verb choisir "to choose, distinguish, discern; recognize, perceive, see," from a Germanic source related to Old English ceosan "to choose, taste, try;" see choose. Late Old English chis "fastidious, choosy," from or related to ceosan, probably also contributed to the development of choice. Replaced Old English cyre "choice, free will," from the same base, probably because the imported word was closer to choose [see note in OED].

adj best, superior
noun power to select; selection

Example sentences :

He was the only President to use the choice offered by the Constitution.
Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various

But let it—if it must be Lovelace or Solmes, the choice cannot admit of debate.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

It asserts that we have the right to choice of our own work and to the reward of our own toil.
Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various

He had led Andrew to the corral and told him to make his choice.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

We began the 19th century with a choice, to spread our nation from coast to coast.
Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various

A choice had been put before her in deadly earnest; she had refused to make one.
Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke

Let us see if there be any sense, whether sufficient reason or not in their choice.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

But that choice is not thrust upon us by the nature of things.
Extract from : « A Treatise on Parents and Children » by George Bernard Shaw

Between him and her as the victim of the law, there could be no hesitation for choice.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

Then she had choice wine, Burgundy and Bordeaux, besides liqueurs, in the cellar.
Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards

Synonyms for choice

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