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cherry-pick

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Synonyms and Antonyms of cherry-pick

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

cherry-picked the spacious corner office for his corporate fief

Synonyms of cherry-pick

choose, cull, elect, handpick, name, opt (for), pick, prefer, select, single (out), tag, take

Words Related to cherry-pick

appoint, designate, fix, mark, nominate, set, tab, tap

accept, adopt, embrace, espouse

settle (on or upon)

Near Antonyms of cherry-pick

disapprove, negative, repudiate, spurn

discard, jettison, throw away, throw out

Antonyms of cherry-pick

decline, refuse, reject, turn down

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