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handpicked

ADJECTIVE

crack

Synonyms

STRONGEST

super

STRONG

ace adept best capital choice crackerjack elite expert pro superior

WEAK

able deluxe excellent first-class proficient skilled skillful talented

Antonyms

STRONG

inept inferior poor unskilled worst

ADJECTIVE

preferred

Synonyms

STRONGEST

approved favored

STRONG

adopted culled elected endorsed fancied liked named picked sanctioned selected taken

WEAK

decided upon popular set apart settled upon singled out well-liked

Antonyms

WEAK

ill-favored rejected undesirable

ADJECTIVE

select

Synonyms

STRONGEST

eclectic exclusive preferred privileged selected selective

STRONG

best boss chosen cool cream culled discriminating elect favored limited pick picked prime screened top tops weeded winnowed

WEAK

blue-chip choice delicate elegant exquisite first-class first-rate number one posh rare recherché special superior topnotch winner world-class

Antonyms

STRONGEST

open

STRONG

least unpopular

WEAK

inferior poor second-rate

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The richest old man in Omaha and his handpicked successor are not predicting a crash.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

Assembled around that famous table, Sir Keir's handpicked top team, who now disagree about how long their boss should last in his job.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

To accompany this change, Trump is preparing to install a “Garden of Heroes” in Washington, D.C.’s West Potomac Park featuring statues of historical figures handpicked by himself.

From Salon • May 11, 2026

He first stepped down as CEO of Disney in 2020 after a 15-year stint to make way for handpicked successor Bob Chapek.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

As Rabi’s handpicked accelerator builder, Stan Livingston had sketched out a 750-million-volt synchrocyclotron.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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