Synonyms of cherry-pick

cherry-pick

verb

ˈcher-ē-ˌpik 

as in to choose

to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities

cherry-picked the spacious corner office for his corporate fief

Synonyms & Similar Words

• choose
• select
• pick
• take
• prefer
• elect
• handpick
• cull
• name
• designate
• single (out)
• opt (for)
• tag
• nominate
• accept
• adopt
• appoint
• preselect
• tap
• embrace
• tab
• set
• mark
• fix
• espouse
• settle (on or upon)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refuse
• reject
• decline
• turn down
• negative
• repudiate
• disapprove
• discard
• spurn
• throw away
• throw out
• jettison

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cherry-pick

Mark Duggan, a Stanford University economics professor who has studied the Medicaid system for 30 years, said one long-standing fear is that insurers could use such software to cherry-pick patients for coverage. — Mark Kreidler, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026

This isn’t news, but Trump carefully cherry-picked his way around it. — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

Huston unfortunately cherry-picks the best of his state without acknowledging the worst. — Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026

That youthful presence feels almost too current, as the movie’s satire focuses disproportionately on genre discourse cherry-picked from just the last few years. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 4 June 2026