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picked
Synonyms and Antonyms of picked
- a picked group of people for the project
Synonyms and Antonyms of picked
- pick peas and beans from the garden for dinner
- I pick you as my partner
- he seems to be trying to pick a fight
advanced, cultivated, encouraged, forwarded, fostered, furthered, nourished, nurtured, promoted, sowed, stimulated
detonated, set, set off, triggered
excited, galvanized, inflamed (also enflamed), inspired, motivated, roused
activated, energized, enlivened, fired, invigorated, jazzed (up), livened (up), pepped (up), quickened, stimulated, vitalized
bridled, checked, constrained, curbed, discouraged, held, inhibited, regulated, reined (in), restrained, tamed
allayed, calmed, quieted, settled, soothed, stilled, subdued, tranquilized (also tranquillized)
- still suffering from the shock of his wife's death, he could do no more than pick halfheartedly at his food
- continued to pick the block of ice until she was able to extract the shrimp
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