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pick

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of pick

1 a person or thing that is chosen
  • That team is my pick to win the Super Bowl.
Synonyms of pick

bet, choice, chosen, selection
Words Related to pick

favorite, like, liking, preference

elective, option

appointment, designation, nomination

appointee, candidate, nominee, selectee

preselection
Antonyms of pick

rejectee
2 individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
  • The pick of the contestants will go on to the next competition.
Synonyms of pick

aristocracy, best, choice, cream, crème de la crème, elect, elite, fat, flower, pride, prime, royalty, upper crust
Words Related to pick

establishment, gentry, nobility, quality, society, top, top drawer, upper class
Phrases Synonymous with pick

cream of the crop, Hall of Fame
Near Antonyms of pick

commoners, herd, hoi polloi, masses, millions, mob, multitude, rank and file, unwashed
3 the power, right, or opportunity to choose
  • You have first pick of your office mates for the softball team.
Synonyms of pick

alternative, choice, discretion, druthers [dialect], election, liberty, option, preference, selection, volition, way
Words Related to pick

determination, free will, will

say, voice, vote

inclination, liking, partiality, penchant, predilection, proclivity, propensity, tendency

discernment, judgment (or judgement), perspicacity
Near Antonyms of pick

coercion, duress, force

duty, obligation

Hobson's choice

pick

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of pick

1 to catch or collect (a crop or natural resource) for human use
  • We'll pick peas and beans from the garden for dinner.
Synonyms of pick

gather, harvest, reap
Words Related to pick

clam, fish, seal, shrimp, whale

accumulate, forage, garner

glean

cut, hay, mow

bag, capture, hunt, net, snare, trap

crop, grow, raise
Near Antonyms of pick

plant, seed, sow
2 to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities
  • I pick you as my partner!
Synonyms of pick

cherry-pick, choose, cull, elect, handpick, name, opt (for), prefer, select, single (out), take
Words Related to pick

preselect

appoint, designate, fix, mark, nominate, set, tab, tap

accept, adopt, embrace, espouse

settle (on or upon)
Near Antonyms of pick

disapprove, negative, repudiate, spurn

discard, jettison, throw away, throw out
Antonyms of pick

decline, refuse, reject, turn down
3 to bring (something volatile or intense) into being
  • He seems to be trying to pick a fight.
Synonyms of pick

abet, brew, ferment, foment, incite, instigate, provoke, raise, stir (up), whip (up)
Words Related to pick

advance, cultivate, encourage, forward, foster, further, nourish, nurture, promote, sow, stimulate

detonate, set, set off, trigger

excite, galvanize, inflame (also enflame), inspire, motivate, rouse

activate, energize, enliven, fire, invigorate, jazz (up), liven (up), pep (up), quicken, stimulate, vitalize
Phrases Synonymous with pick

set in motion
Near Antonyms of pick

bridle, check, constrain, curb, discourage, hold, inhibit, regulate, rein (in), restrain, tame

allay, calm, quiet, settle, soothe, still, subdue, tranquilize (also tranquillize)
4 to eat reluctantly and in small bites
  • Still suffering from the flu, he could do no more than pick halfheartedly at his food.
Synonyms of pick

nibble, peck
Words Related to pick

graze, nosh, snack

taste
Near Antonyms of pick

gorge, gormandize, overeat, pig out, swill
5 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 of pick

gore, harpoon, impale, jab, lance, peck, pierce, pink, puncture, run through, skewer, spear, spike, spit, stab, stick, transfix
Words Related to pick

spindle

perforate, riddle

bayonet, dirk, gimlet, pike, poniard, prong, quill

pinprick, poke, prick, punch, thrust

cut, knife, slice

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