choice

modif.

choice

n.

1. The act or power of choosing

   option, selection, alternative, free choice, discretion, decision, determination, voice, free will, opportunity, choosing, election, vote, volition, co-optation, preference, expression of an opinion, say so*, druthers*; see also choosing, judgment 2, selection 1.

2. A variety from which to choose

   selection, realm of possibilities, supply, assortment, array, stock, fund, variety.

3. That which is chosen

   selection, preference, alternative, election, substitute, favorite, pick, appointee, chosen one, successful candidate; see also option 1.

choice implies the chance, right, or power to choose, usually by the free exercise of one's judgment single by choice; option implies a choice of a number of possibilities, and may suggest the privilege of choosing as granted by a person or group in authority no other options open to me, local option on liquor sales; alternative, in strict usage, limits a choice to one of two possibilities the alternative of paying a fine or serving 30 days; preference suggests the determining of choice by predisposition or partiality a preference for striped ties; selection implies a wide choice and the exercise of careful discrimination selections from the modern French poets