CULL Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of cull

as in discard

something separated from a group or lot for not being as good as the others the unbruised apples will be packed in bags, and the culls will be used for cider

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verb

ˈkəl

as in to select

to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities culled the best short stories from the author's body of writings

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Noun

Plenty of ongoing projects and experimental solutions are in the works, but one of the easiest ways to cull pythons remains simply going out and nabbing them. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 21 May 2026 While professionals are commissioned year-round to carry out the cull, once a year the public is invited in on the act. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 10 May 2026

Verb

These two cheaper Surface devices join the Surface Book, Surface Hub, Surface Duo, Surface Laptop Studio, and a range of other Surface devices that Microsoft has culled from its lineup over the past few years. — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 2 July 2026 His Raising Cane’s work, titled Cane’s Anthem, continues the Pop-lite aesthetic, utilizing phrases and images that appear to be culled from the mass media. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for cull

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cull

Noun

Strain banana milk through a sieve into a large bowl; discard peels.

— Joe Sevier, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026
Li has dedicated freezer bags for different dishes, like vegetable scraps for soups or fruit discards for smoothies.

— Emily Siner, NPR, 27 June 2026

Definition of discard

Verb

Salt Creek was selected for the test because of its high concentrations of phosphorus.

— Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026
In addition, Vertical expects to select a long-term turbogenerator supplier during 2026, ahead of beginning hybrid-electric flight testing in the first half of 2027.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026

Definition of select

Noun

As the final seconds ticked down on Spain’s 1-0 extra-time win over a valiant Argentina and the referee blew his whistle, one could be forgiven for their mind once again slipping to memories of La Roja’s maiden World Cup victory.

— Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Gold is in his 13th year with the Cardinals and in his second as director of college scouting.

— Doug Haller, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of second

Verb

Eustaquio chooses to cross into a central area and Bosnia clear the ball, but the idea — to draw opponents out and create an overload in one area — was sound.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Vernon Vernon is known as the trail capital of British Columbia, and hikers, cyclists, and mountain bikers have hundreds of miles of trails to choose from.

— Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2026

Definition of choose

Noun

And both the immune and eliminated designers are high on their own power; Elizabeth, in particular, is acting mighty haughty for a woman whose ruffled scarlet satin dress looks like a reject from the Westworld costume department.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 July 2026
The most opinionated of these rejects is Smarty Pants, a basic toilet-training tech tool given an amusingly snarky attitude by Conan O’Brien.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026

Definition of reject

Verb

Of course, this would depend on whether the managers choose to pick their strongest teams in what for some is a meaningless, even annoying extra fixture, for squads who just want to go home.

— Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 18 July 2026
There also is the NBA salary-cap carveout allowing teams to pay second-round picks even less than the minimum-salary scale.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2026

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