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Hobson's choice

A choice without an alternative; the thing offered or nothing.

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Alternative 76% connected

Offering a choice of two things.

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Choice 76% connected

Act of choosing; the voluntary act of selecting or separating from two or more things that which is preferred; the determination of the mind in prefe…

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Option 76% connected

The power of choosing; the right of choice or election; an alternative.

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Change of mind noun · 86% connection

a decision to reverse an earlier decision

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Management, Business and finance, Psychology.
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Closure noun · 86% connection

something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making; "they finally reached a settlement with the union"; "they never did ach…

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Cull noun · 86% connection

the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality

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Deciding noun · 86% connection

the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making"

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Management, Business and finance, Psychology.
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Decision making noun · 86% connection

the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making"

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Management, Business and finance, Psychology.
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Default noun · 86% connection

an option that is selected automatically unless an alternative is specified

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Academic vocabulary, Management, Business and finance, Psychology, Critical thinking.
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Determination noun · 86% connection

deciding or controlling something's outcome or nature; "the determination of grammatical inflections"

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Management, Business and finance, Psychology.
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Eclectic method noun · 86% connection

making decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of following some single doctrine or style

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Management, Business and finance, Psychology.
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Eclecticism noun · 86% connection

making decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of following some single doctrine or style

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Management, Business and finance, Psychology.
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Evidence noun · 86% connection

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compellin…

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Academic vocabulary, Psychology, Critical thinking.
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Flip-flop noun · 86% connection

a decision to reverse an earlier decision

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Management, Business and finance, Psychology.
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Grounds noun · 86% connection

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compellin…

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groupthink noun · 86% connection

decision making by a group (especially in a manner that discourages creativity or individual responsibility)

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Management, Business and finance, Psychology.
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Impossibility noun · 86% connection

an alternative that is not available

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Academic vocabulary, Management, Business and finance, Psychology, Critical thinking.
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Judgement noun · 86% connection

the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Management, Business and finance, Psychology.
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Judging noun · 86% connection

the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions

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Judgment noun · 86% connection

the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions

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Obverse noun · 86% connection

the more conspicuous of two alternatives or cases or sides; "the obverse of this issue"

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Acknowledge verb · 78% connection

To openly recognise a point or limitation.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: choice, alternative, offered, nothing.
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allele noun · 78% connection

(genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and t…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: choice, alternative, offered, nothing.
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Allelomorph noun · 78% connection

(genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and t…

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Alternativeness noun · 78% connection

The quality of being alternative, or of offering a choice between two.

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Ballot noun · 78% connection

a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"…

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Balloting noun · 78% connection

a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"…

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Choose verb · 78% connection

To make choice of; to select; to take by way of preference from two or more objects offered; to elect; as, to choose the least of two…

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control group phrase · 78% connection

The group used as a baseline for judging what changed because of the intervention.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: choice, alternative, offered, nothing.
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Dilemma noun · 78% connection

A state of things in which evils or obstacles present themselves on every side, and it is difficult to determine what course to pursue…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: choice, alternative, offered, nothing.
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Disposition noun · 78% connection

an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: choice, alternative, offered, nothing.
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Do-nothing adjective · 78% connection

Doing nothing; inactive; idle; lazy; as, a do-nothing policy.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: choice, alternative, offered, nothing.
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Either conj. Either · 78% connection

precedes two, or more, coordinate words or phrases, and is introductory to an alternative. It is correlative to or.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: choice, alternative, offered, nothing.
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Excuse verb · 78% connection

That which is offered as a reason for being excused; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault or irregular deportment; apology; as, an…

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