Entry Word: select

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 singled out from a number or group as more to one's liking <they use only select beans to make their coffee>

Synonyms chosen, elect, favored, picked, preferred, selected

Related Words fashionable; exclusive; culled, screened, weeded (out), winnowed (out)

Near Antonyms average, common, commonplace, ordinary, run-of-the-mill

2 having qualities that appeal to a refined taste <select fabrics that the shop makes into expensive suits for its well-heeled clientele> — see choice