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

The Commanders elected to cut Moody after the first preseason game — a game in which Moody clanked a 29-yarder off the upright and through and Stevens drilled his only attempt, from 41 yards. — Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Malzahn graduated from Fort Smith Christian in 1984 and elected to walk-on as a wide receiver for the University of Arkansas. — Michael Harley, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026

The government ministers who will receive raises are elected lawmakers who lead ministries and help make national policies, while allowances for other lawmakers also will increase. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

New Hampshire governor's race Republican Kelly Ayotte, first elected in 2024, is running for a second term. — Caroline Linton, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

Bortun points out that when a far-right candidate ran for president two years ago and attempted to leverage these frustrations to get elected, Stan recorded a video message to Romanians asking them to vote for a different candidate. — Madeline Leung Coleman, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026

Forming a government that excludes the AfD would only be possible if all the other parties that were elected worked together — CDU, Social Democrats, the Greens, the Left Party, and the BSW. — Kirsten Grieshaber, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Sep. 2026

The latter two are running to be elected to two of the highest offices in Florida. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2026

Markey, who was first elected to the House in 1976, has been in Congress longer than Moulton has been alive. — Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 2 Sep. 2026