Synonyms of handpicked

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adjective

as in selected

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

the senator's handpicked campaign staff

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

handpicked

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verb

past tense of handpick

as in picked

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

handpicked what she considered to be the cutest kitten from the litter

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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