Thesaurus
pick
Synonyms and Antonyms of pick
1
a person or thing that is chosen
2
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
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
cream of the crop, Hall of Fame
3
the power, right, or opportunity to choose
alternative, choice, discretion, druthers [dialect], election, liberty, option, preference, selection, volition, way
4
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
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)
counter, counterblow, counterpunch, counterstroke
body blow, hand, kick, knee, left, one-two, rabbit punch, right, right-hander, roundhouse, shiver, sidewinder, sucker punch, swing, uppercut
cruncher, kayo, knockdown, knockout, KO
bastinado (or bastinade), battering, beating, bludgeoning, clobbering, cudgeling (or cudgelling), drubbing, hammering, lambasting, licking, pasting, pounding, pummeling (also pummelling), thrashing
pick
Synonyms and Antonyms of pick
1
to catch or collect (a crop or natural resource) for human use
2
to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities
3
to bring (something volatile or intense) into being
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
set in motion
4
to eat reluctantly and in small bites
5
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
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