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

Avila was elected to the House in 2014 and served eight years there before moving to the Senate in 2022. — Gray Rohrer, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026

Highland Park voters have the opportunity to decide whether the city’s mayor or members of the City Council will be limited to two terms in office, starting with those elected in the 2027 municipal election. — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

What important insights into policing can’t elected officials or chiefs say out loud? — Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026

In 2015, Lindsey—a lifelong bachelor—quipped that, if he were elected President, his sister could be his First Lady. — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026

First elected to the House of Delegates as a Democrat in 1974, Joe served continuously until 2019. — Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 24 Aug. 2026

Another example of say anything, even falsehoods, to get elected. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026

Freda, a Republican, was first elected North Haven first selectmen in 2007. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026

Moody was elected at Florida's attorney general twice, defeating her Democratic challenger in 2022 by more than 20 points. — Sergio Candido, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026