Synonyms of cherry-picks

cherry-picks

verb

present tense third-person singular of cherry-pick

as in selects

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

• selects
• chooses
• picks
• takes
• elects
• prefers
• names
• culls
• handpicks
• designates
• tags
• singles (out)
• nominates
• accepts
• opts (for)
• adopts
• appoints
• embraces
• espouses
• taps
• tabs
• sets
• preselects
• marks
• fixes
• settles (on or upon)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejects
• refuses
• declines
• turns down
• disapproves
• repudiates
• spurns
• discards
• negatives
• throws out
• throws away
• jettisons

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cherry-picks

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

The company’s legal rebuttal says Toberoff’s case cherry-picks key information, leaving out important context showing that Musk was aware of and endorsed a conversion. — Tom Dotan, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026

The order cherry-picks lawless acts by persons alleged to be members of left-wing groups but never mentions the violence by right-wing groups. — Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025

The group’s report cherry-picks information and misrepresents uncertainties. — H. Christopher Frey, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2025