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Synonyms & Antonyms of pick
(Entry 1 of 2)
- that team is my pick to win the Super Bowl
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- rejectee
- the pick of the contestants will go on to the next competition
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- A-list,
- aristocracy,
- best,
- choice,
- corps d'elite,
- cream,
- crème de la crème,
- elect,
- elite,
- fat,
- flower,
- illuminati,
- pink,
- pride,
- priesthood,
- prime,
- royalty,
- upper crust
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- you have first pick of your office mates for the softball team
Synonyms for pick
- alternative,
- choice,
- discretion,
- druthers
- [dialect],
- election,
- liberty,
- option,
- preference,
- selection,
- volition,
- way
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- in the days when corporal punishment was permissible, it was not uncommon for an inattentive student to get a sharp pick in the head with a blackboard pointer
Synonyms for pick
- bang,
- bash,
- bat,
- beat,
- belt,
- biff,
- blow,
- bop,
- box,
- buffet,
- bust,
- chop,
- clap,
- clip,
- clout,
- crack,
- cuff,
- dab,
- douse
- [British],
- fillip,
- hack,
- haymaker,
- hit,
- hook,
- knock,
- larrup
- [dialect],
- lash,
- lick,
- pelt,
- plump,
- poke,
- pound,
- punch,
- rap,
- slam,
- slap,
- slug,
- smack,
- smash,
- sock,
- spank,
- stinger,
- stripe,
- stroke,
- swat,
- swipe,
- switch,
- thud,
- thump,
- thwack,
- wallop,
- welt,
- whack,
- wham,
- whop
- (also whap)
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- body blow,
- hand,
- kick,
- knee,
- left,
- one-two,
- rabbit punch,
- right,
- right-hander,
- roundhouse,
- shiver,
- sidewinder,
- sucker punch,
- swing,
- uppercut
- bastinado
- (or bastinade),
- battering,
- beating,
- bludgeoning,
- clobbering,
- cudgeling
- (or cudgelling),
- drubbing,
- hammering,
- lambasting,
- licking,
- pasting,
- pounding,
- pummeling
- (also pummelling),
- thrashing
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of pick (Entry 2 of 2)
- pick peas and beans from the garden for dinner
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- I pick you as my partner
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- he seems to be trying to pick a fight
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- continued to pick the block of ice until she was able to extract the shrimp
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“Pick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pick. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of pick was in the 14th century
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