select

[si-lekt] / sɪˈlɛkt /

ADJECTIVE

excellent, elite, preferable

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 handpicked number one posh rare recherché special superior topnotch winner world-class

Antonyms

STRONGEST

open

STRONG

least unpopular

WEAK

inferior poor second-rate

VERB

pick out, prefer from among choices

Synonyms

STRONGEST

choose cull decide elect make name pick single out take

STRONG

mark opt peg slot tag tap winnow

WEAK

make a choice make a selection opt for optate pin down say so sort out tab

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disallow fail ignore lose refuse reject stop

Example Sentences

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Researchers selected 23 hybrid tortoises with the closest genetic links to the extinct subspecies and began breeding them in captivity on Santa Cruz island.

From BBC

The paper was selected as one of the journal's editor's recommendations.

From Science Daily

I could only admit the real reason to a select few.

From Los Angeles Times

After testing positive she missed the US trials but was still selected for the Beijing Games where she finished sixth.

From Barron's

AFP Sport selects five outstanding individual performances during the group stage.

From Barron's

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