In the U.S., you have the option, when you enter a restaurant, to sit in the smoking or non-smoking section.
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Option
//ˈɒpʃən//
Synonyms for "option" (57 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (12)
Strong matches (17)
Related words (28)
Related word relations
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5 entriesMore specific
11 entriesSynonyms
3 entriesRelated terms
7 entriesdbpedia genre
1 entriesderived
33 entriesShowing 16 of 33 words.
has context
4 entriesis a
6 entriesrelated to
17 entriesShowing 16 of 17 words.
Translations
161 translations across 60 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- خِيَار m اِخْتِيَار noun (one of the choices that can be made)
Armenian
2 entries- ընտրանք noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- ընտրություն noun (one of the choices that can be made)
Basque
1 entries- aukera noun (one of the choices that can be made)
Belarusian
4 entries- альтэрнаты́ва noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- апцыён noun (financial product)
- варыя́нт noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- вы́бар noun (one of the choices that can be made)
Bulgarian
4 entries- алтернати́ва noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- вариа́нт noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- и́збор noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- и́збор noun (freedom or right to choose)
Catalan
1 entries- opció noun (one of the choices that can be made)
Chinese
3 entries- 選擇 /选择 noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- 選擇 /选择 noun (freedom or right to choose)
- 選擇權 /选择权 noun (freedom or right to choose)
Chinese Cantonese
2 entries- 選擇 /选择 noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- 選擇 /选择 noun (freedom or right to choose)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 期權 /期权 noun (financial product)
- 選擇 /选择 noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- 選擇 /选择 noun (freedom or right to choose)
Czech
4 entries- možnost noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- opce noun (financial product)
- volba noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- výběr noun (one of the choices that can be made)
Danish
4 entries- aktieoption noun (financial product)
- mulighed noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- option noun (financial product)
- valgmulighed noun (one of the choices that can be made)
Dutch
2 entries- keuze noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- optie noun (one of the choices that can be made)
Esperanto
4 entries- alternativo noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- elekto noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- opcio noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- opcio noun (financial product)
Estonian
2 entries- valik noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- valikuvõimalus noun (one of the choices that can be made)
Finnish
3 entries- optio noun (financial product)
- vaihtoehto noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- valinnanvapaus noun (freedom or right to choose)
French
3 entries- choix noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- option noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- possibilité noun (one of the choices that can be made)
Galician
1 entries- opción noun (one of the choices that can be made)
Georgian
1 entries- ვარიანტი noun (one of the choices that can be made)
German
4 entries- Alternative noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- Möglichkeit noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- Option noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- Option noun (financial product)
Greek
3 entries- εκλογή noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- επιλογή noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- προαίρεση noun (one of the choices that can be made)
Hebrew
4 entries- אופציה noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- אופציה noun (financial product)
- אפשרות noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- אפשרות noun (freedom or right to choose)
Hindi
1 entries- विकल्प noun (one of the choices that can be made)
Hungarian
4 entries- döntési szabadság noun (freedom or right to choose)
- elővételi jog noun (financial product)
- lehetőség noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- opció noun (one of the choices that can be made)
Icelandic
1 entries- valmöguleiki noun (one of the choices that can be made)
Indonesian
3 entries- opsi noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- opsi noun (financial product)
- pilihan noun (one of the choices that can be made)
Italian
1 entries- opzione noun (one of the choices that can be made)
Japanese
4 entries- オプション noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- 選択 noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- 選択 noun (freedom or right to choose)
- 選択権 noun (freedom or right to choose)
Kazakh
1 entries- опцион noun (financial product)
Khmer
2 entries- ជម្រើស noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- ជំរើស noun (one of the choices that can be made)
Korean
4 entries- 선택 noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- 선택 noun (freedom or right to choose)
- 선택권 noun (freedom or right to choose)
- 선택지 noun (one of the choices that can be made)
Lao
1 entries- ທາງເລືອກ noun (one of the choices that can be made)
Latin
1 entries- optiō noun (one of the choices that can be made)
Latvian
2 entries- izvēle noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- opcija noun (one of the choices that can be made)
Lithuanian
2 entries- optacija noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- pasirinkimas noun (one of the choices that can be made)
Macedonian
2 entries- и́збор noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- о́пција noun (one of the choices that can be made)
Malay
1 entries- pilihan noun (one of the choices that can be made)
Marathi
2 entries- पर्याय noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- विकल्प noun (one of the choices that can be made)
Mongolian
1 entries- сонголт noun (one of the choices that can be made)
Māori
1 entries- kōwhiringa noun (one of the choices that can be made)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- opsjon noun (financial product)
- valgmulighet noun (one of the choices that can be made)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- اختیار noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- اختیار noun (freedom or right to choose)
Persian
3 entries- اِختِیار noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- اِنتِخاب noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- گُزینِه noun (one of the choices that can be made)
Polish
4 entries- alternatywa noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- opcja noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- opcja noun (financial product)
- wybór noun (one of the choices that can be made)
Portuguese
1 entries- opção noun (one of the choices that can be made)
Romanian
2 entries- alegere noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- opțiune noun (one of the choices that can be made)
Russian
4 entries- альтернати́ва noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- вариа́нт noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- вы́бор noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- вы́бор noun (freedom or right to choose)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- ìzbor noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- òpcija noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- òpcija noun (financial product)
- о̀пција noun (one of the choices that can be made)
Slovak
3 entries- možnosť noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- voľba noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- výber noun (one of the choices that can be made)
Slovene
2 entries- izbira noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- možnost noun (one of the choices that can be made)
Spanish
4 entries- alternativa noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- opciones noun (financial product)
- opción noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- opción financiera noun (financial product)
Swedish
3 entries- alternativ n val noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- option (handel) noun (financial product)
- valmöjlighet noun (one of the choices that can be made)
Tajik
2 entries- интихоб noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- ихтиёр noun (one of the choices that can be made)
Tatar
4 entries- альтернатив noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- ихтияр noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- опция noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- сайлау noun (one of the choices that can be made)
Thai
2 entries- ตัวเลือก noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- ทางเลือก noun (one of the choices that can be made)
Ukrainian
4 entries- альтернати́ва noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- варіа́нт noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- ви́бір noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- ви́бір noun (freedom or right to choose)
Urdu
1 entries- اِخْتِیار noun (one of the choices that can be made)
Uzbek
1 entries- tahlash noun (one of the choices that can be made)
Vietnamese
1 entries- lựa chọn noun (one of the choices that can be made)
Walloon
3 entries- opcion noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- relijha noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- tchuze noun (freedom or right to choose)
Yiddish
2 entries- אָפּציע noun (one of the choices that can be made)
- ברירה noun (one of the choices that can be made)
Sample sentences
18 total sentences available.
I am in favor of the option.
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An option is now under consideration.
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4-speed automatic transmission is available as an option.
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