Synonyms of elect

elect 1 of 3

verb

as in to choose

to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities

I've elected to study French as my foreign language

Synonyms & Similar Words

• choose
• select
• pick
• take
• prefer
• designate
• name
• nominate
• single (out)
• cull
• handpick
• opt (for)
• appoint
• tag
• cherry-pick
• accept
• adopt
• preselect
• tap
• embrace
• espouse
• set
• tab
• mark
• settle (on or upon)
• fix

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refuse
• reject
• decline
• turn down
• repudiate
• disapprove
• negative
• discard
• spurn
• throw away
• throw out
• jettison

elect

2 of 3

adjective

i-ˈlekt 

as in select

singled out from a number or group as more to one's liking

this elect body of students represents the best that the nation's high schools have to offer

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

elect

3 of 3

noun

as in best

individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class

the members of this all-American team are the elect of collegiate football

Synonyms & Similar Words

• best
• aristocracy
• elite
• priesthood
• choice
• society
• top
• pick
• upper crust
• flower
• prime
• cream of the crop
• royalty
• cream
• Hall of Fame
• A-list
• crème de la crème
• pride
• fat
• pink
• corps d'elite
• illuminati
• establishment
• upper class
• nobility
• quality
• top drawer
• gentry
• caviar
• who's who

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• masses
• millions
• multitude
• herd
• mob
• commoners
• rank and file
• unwashed
• hoi polloi

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of elect

Verb

Californians elect the Superintendent to provide statewide education leadership that answers directly to voters. —Mercury News Editorial Board, Mercury News, 27 May 2026

And to think he was elected twice! —Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2026

Adjective

In some cases, those who are vaccinated but elect to not receive a booster would be subjected to game-day testing again starting Dec. 1, the NBA said. —Tim Reynolds, ajc, 7 Nov. 2021

Voters chose to re-elect incumbents Daniel Ursu and Juanita Lewis. —cleveland, 4 Nov. 2021

Noun

Even if the central bank elects to keep rates frozen at its meeting on April 28 and 29, comments made by officials could still cause rates to rise. —Matt Richardson, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026

Leefbaar Rotterdam, Reichman’s political party, has sought to distance itself from the council member-elect. —Brooke Migdon, PEOPLE, 30 Mar. 2026