Synonyms of pick

pick 1 of 2

noun

1

as in bet

a person or thing that is chosen

that team is my pick to win the Super Bowl

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bet
• choice
• chosen
• favorite
• selection
• option
• nominee
• candidate
• like
• liking
• nomination
• preference
• designation
• elective
• appointment
• appointee
• preselection
• selectee

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejectee

• rejectee

2

as in best

individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class

the pick of the contestants will go on to the next competition

Synonyms & Similar Words

• best
• elect
• choice
• top
• prime
• aristocracy
• elite
• flower
• pink
• cream
• cream of the crop
• upper crust
• society
• pride
• royalty
• priesthood
• quality
• fat
• crème de la crème
• illuminati
• Hall of Fame
• A-list
• corps d'elite
• establishment
• upper class
• nobility
• top drawer
• gentry
• caviar
• caviare
• who's who

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• masses
• multitude
• millions
• herd
• hoi polloi
• mob
• commoners
• unwashed
• rank and file

• masses
• multitude
• millions
• herd
• hoi polloi
• mob
• commoners
• unwashed
• rank and file

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3

as in choice

the power, right, or opportunity to choose

you have first pick of your office mates for the softball team

Synonyms & Similar Words

• choice
• option
• way
• preference
• selection
• alternative
• vote
• will
• liberty
• say
• election
• volition
• discretion
• druthers
• determination
• free will
• voice
• liking
• tendency
• inclination
• predilection
• proclivity
• propensity
• penchant
• discernment
• judgment
• partiality
• perspicacity
• judgement

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• force
• duty
• coercion
• obligation
• duress
• Hobson's choice

• force
• duty
• coercion
• obligation
• duress
• Hobson's choice

4

as in blow

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument

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 & Similar Words

• blow
• hit
• knock
• swipe
• slap
• whack
• punch
• thump
• poke
• lick
• pound
• smack
• beat
• thud
• spank
• stroke
• bang
• slam
• chop
• switch
• hook
• clip
• clap
• kick
• smash
• swat
• box
• crack
• bat
• bash
• hack
• lash
• plump
• belt
• pelt
• buffet
• bust
• bop
• sock
• slug
• stripe
• whop
• dab
• fillip
• douse
• rap
• hand
• left
• cuff
• swing
• biff
• wham
• clout
• knee
• right
• wallop
• licking
• thwack
• pounding
• stinger
• haymaker
• beating
• whap
• welt
• counter
• larrup
• body blow
• whip
• shiver
• counterpunch
• counterblow
• hammering
• sucker punch
• whipping
• counterstroke
• rabbit punch
• cruncher
• clobbering
• thrashing
• knockout
• knockdown
• pummeling
• pasting
• uppercut
• bludgeoning
• battering
• roundhouse
• lambasting
• walloping
• sidewinder
• drubbing
• flogging
• kayo
• one-two
• pummelling
• bastinade
• cudgeling
• cudgelling
• KO
• right-hander
• bastinado

pick

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to harvest

to catch or collect (a crop or natural resource) for human use

pick peas and beans from the garden for dinner

Synonyms & Similar Words

• harvest
• gather
• grow
• fish
• reap
• cut
• mow
• garner
• glean
• hunt
• crop
• accumulate
• forage
• seal
• capture
• shrimp
• bag
• clam
• raise
• whale
• hay
• trap
• net
• snare

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• plant
• seed
• sow

• plant
• seed
• sow

2

as in to choose

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

I pick you as my partner

Synonyms & Similar Words

• choose
• select
• take
• name
• prefer
• elect
• cull
• designate
• handpick
• tag
• cherry-pick
• nominate
• adopt
• accept
• tap
• appoint
• opt (for)
• preselect
• set
• tab
• mark
• single (out)
• embrace
• fix
• espouse
• settle (on or upon)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refuse
• reject
• decline
• turn down
• discard
• negative
• disapprove
• repudiate
• spurn
• throw away
• throw out
• jettison

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• refuse
• reject
• decline
• turn down
• discard
• negative
• disapprove
• repudiate
• spurn
• throw away
• throw out
• jettison

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3

as in to provoke

to bring (something volatile or intense) into being

he seems to be trying to pick a fight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• provoke
• raise
• encourage
• promote
• trigger
• instigate
• incite
• brew
• stimulate
• cultivate
• foment
• ferment
• abet
• set in motion
• further
• forward
• inspire
• stimulate
• nurture
• motivate
• set off
• stir (up)
• set
• foster
• rouse
• detonate
• advance
• whip (up)
• nourish
• activate
• sow
• excite
• galvanize
• energize
• inflame
• fire
• invigorate
• quicken
• enliven
• vitalize
• enflame
• pep (up)
• liven (up)
• jazz (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hold
• check
• regulate
• restrain
• discourage
• constrain
• curb
• inhibit
• tame
• rein (in)
• settle
• subdue
• soothe
• still
• calm
• allay
• bridle
• quiet
• tranquilize
• tranquillize

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• hold
• check
• regulate
• restrain
• discourage
• constrain
• curb
• inhibit
• tame
• rein (in)
• settle
• subdue
• soothe
• still
• calm
• allay
• bridle
• quiet
• tranquilize
• tranquillize

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4

as in to nibble

to eat reluctantly and in small bites

still suffering from the shock of his wife's death, he could do no more than pick halfheartedly at his food

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nibble
• peck
• snack
• graze
• taste
• nosh

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• swill
• gorge
• overeat
• pig out
• gormandize

• swill
• gorge
• overeat
• pig out
• gormandize

5

as in to stab

to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object

continued to pick the block of ice until she was able to extract the shrimp

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stab
• stick
• pierce
• puncture
• jab
• peck
• spit
• poke
• pink
• punch
• spear
• spike
• slice
• lance
• skewer
• run through
• impale
• harpoon
• gore
• transpierce
• transfix
• cut
• perforate
• spindle
• riddle
• thrust
• knife
• quill
• pike
• prick
• bayonet
• prong
• dirk
• gimlet
• poniard
• pinprick

Phrases Containing pick

• pick the brains of
• pick on
• pick up
• pick off
• pick up on
• pick at

• pick the brains of
• pick on
• pick up
• pick off
• pick up on
• pick at