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cull

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of cull

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.
Synonyms of cull

discard, reject, rejection, second
Words Related to cull

castaway, throwaway

hand-me-down, white elephant

rubbish, scrap, trash, waste

cull

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of cull

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

cherry-pick, choose, elect, handpick, name, opt (for), pick, prefer, select, single (out), take
Words Related to cull

preselect

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

accept, adopt, embrace, espouse

settle (on or upon)
Near Antonyms of cull

disapprove, negative, repudiate, spurn

discard, jettison, throw away, throw out
Antonyms of cull

decline, refuse, reject, turn down

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