Phrase guide

choose your own adventure

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An interactive book or visual novel written from a second-person point of view, with the reader assuming the role of the protagonist and making choices that determine the main character's actions and the plot's outcome.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: CYOA

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: gamebook

History

Etymology

From the Choose Your Own Adventure series of children's gamebooks which introduced this format.