Synonyms of elected

elected

verb

past tense of elect

as in selected

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of elected

Jefferson County District Attorney Danny Carr, who was elected in 2018, has supported Johnson's bid for a new trial. — CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

Not long ago, voters here regularly elected Republicans and Democrats. — Sam Gringlas, NPR, 20 Oct. 2026

Some advocates worry that could influence his policies if he is elected governor, Tamar Hallerman reports. — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 20 Oct. 2026

She was initially elected in 2019 with a campaign focused on health equity, rural prosperity and climate action. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

Hyde-Smith, first appointed and then elected in 2018, is running for reelection in a state Republicans have long dominated. — Joey Cappelletti, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Omar, who was first elected to the House in 2018, represents Minnesota's 5th District, including Minneapolis. — Alanna Durkin Richer, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026

In overtime, the Rams won the toss and elected to defend first, a decision that soon proved to be genius by coach Sean McVay. — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026

Then, head coach Nick Sirianni elected not to kick the ball out of the end zone, and the Jaguars returned the kick into Cam Little's field goal range. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026