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

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

This year’s feature lineup was culled from nearly 2,000 entries, winnowed over seven months to just a few dozen features, shorts, and other programming. — David Bloom, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Curator Marcus Lobbes developed the concept with Nils Corte and dramaturge Andri Hardmeier, feeding computers about 1,000 images culled from the 15 prior Bayreuth Ring productions. — ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

But a footnote says facial recognition searches are allowed with still images culled from the cameras. — Sarah Matusek, Christian Science Monitor, 23 July 2026