Synonyms of culled

culled 1 of 2

adjective

as in screened

Related Words

• screened
• picked over
• weeded (out)
• selected
• winnowed (out)
• picked
• handpicked
• chosen
• exclusive
• elect
• preferred
• select
• cherry-picked
• fashionable
• favored
• first-line
• favorite
• choice

Dissimilar Words

• average
• common
• ordinary
• commonplace
• run-of-the-mill

culled

2 of 2

verb

past tense of cull

as in selected

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 & Similar Words

• selected
• picked
• chose
• named
• took
• elected
• preferred
• handpicked
• cherry-picked
• designated
• tagged
• singled (out)
• opted (for)
• adopted
• nominated
• tapped
• appointed
• accepted
• marked
• set
• preselected
• embraced
• espoused
• tabbed
• fixed
• settled (on or upon)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejected
• refused
• declined
• turned down
• discarded
• disapproved
• repudiated
• spurned
• jettisoned
• negatived
• threw out
• threw away

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of culled

Verb

In keeping with the exclusive nature of that introductory run of Lost Weekend shows, a new EP culled from the latter set, Live at Madison Square Garden, is out now as a Tidal exclusive. — Alex Suskind, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2026

Either the virus killed them or they were culled as a preventive measure to stop the spread of the disease, according to the World Animal Health Information System. — Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026

Remaining birds in each flock were culled, according to the news release. — Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026

The picture painted from the interview subjects, who occasionally draw sketches of weapons-screen interfaces on notepads, is of a computerized tracking-and-killing apparatus, culled from the surveillance Israel keeps of nearly every phone in Gaza. — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

That list was culled to 1,015 firms, and finalists completed surveys to confirm key details. — Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea,kelli Grant, Cfp®, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

In fact, when the Chicago Horror Film Festival begins Friday at Landmark’s Century Centre Cinema in Lakeview, its schedule of 150 films — mostly shorts, a few features — will have been culled from more than 650 submissions. — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026

Cheerful images of daisies and sunflowers, culled from hardware store seed packets and perfume advertisements, sit alongside micrographs of cells and other elements invisible to the naked eye. — Ryan Sullivan, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

The fest’s lineup of several dozen films is generally culled from other festivals, though a handful of films are making their world premieres in the Hamptons. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026