Synonyms of picks

picks 1 of 2

noun

plural of pick

1

as in bets

a person or thing that is chosen

that team is my pick to win the Super Bowl

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bets
• choices
• selections
• favorites
• chosen
• nominees
• candidates
• options
• nominations
• likes
• preferences
• appointments
• likings
• appointees
• designations
• electives
• selectees
• preselections

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejectees

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
• tops
• choices
• elect
• elites
• aristocracies
• flowers
• royalties
• qualities
• creams
• pinks
• societies
• prides
• Halls of Fame
• primes
• A-lists
• upper crusts
• fat
• priesthoods
• crème de la crème
• illuminati
• upper classes
• nobilities
• establishments
• corps d'elite
• gentries
• top drawers
• caviars
• who's whos

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• millions
• masses
• multitudes
• herds
• commoners
• mobs
• unwasheds
• rank and files
• hoi polloi

3

as in options

the power, right, or opportunity to choose

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• options
• choices
• selections
• alternatives
• preferences
• ways
• elections
• liberties
• votes
• druthers
• volitions
• says
• discretions
• determinations
• wills
• voices
• tendencies
• likings
• free wills
• predilections
• inclinations
• proclivities
• judgments
• propensities
• penchants
• partialities
• discernments
• perspicacities

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• forces
• duties
• obligations
• coercions
• duresses
• Hobson's choices

4

as in blows

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

• blows
• punches
• swipes
• hits
• slaps
• thumps
• knocks
• pounds
• whacks
• thuds
• licks
• pokes
• strokes
• smacks
• beats
• spanks
• clips
• slams
• bangs
• claps
• hooks
• chops
• switches
• hands
• socks
• swats
• kicks
• hacks
• bops
• bashes
• pelts
• belts
• raps
• lashes
• cuffs
• bats
• buffets
• biffs
• fillips
• boxes
• smashes
• stripes
• plumps
• busts
• thwacks
• whams
• haymakers
• dabs
• knees
• clouts
• slugs
• lickings
• stingers
• cracks
• swings
• douses
• wallops
• whops
• welts
• larrups
• beatings
• counters
• lefts
• counterstrokes
• counterpunches
• shivers
• counterblows
• body blows
• whips
• rights
• rabbit punches
• sucker punches
• uppercuts
• knockdowns
• KOs
• crunchers
• batterings
• roundhouses
• pastings
• whippings
• right-handers
• thrashings
• drubbings
• sidewinders
• knockouts
• kayos
• bastinadoes
• wallopings
• one-twos

picks

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of pick

1

as in harvests

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

pick peas and beans from the garden for dinner

Synonyms & Similar Words

• harvests
• gathers
• grows
• reaps
• fishes
• mows
• gleans
• accumulates
• cuts
• seals
• crops
• clams
• garners
• captures
• bags
• traps
• hunts
• forages
• whales
• nets
• shrimps
• raises
• snares
• hays

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• plants
• seeds
• sows

2

as in selects

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

I pick you as my partner

Synonyms & Similar Words

• selects
• chooses
• takes
• names
• elects
• prefers
• handpicks
• culls
• tags
• cherry-picks
• designates
• opts (for)
• nominates
• singles (out)
• taps
• accepts
• adopts
• appoints
• preselects
• marks
• tabs
• sets
• embraces
• fixes
• espouses
• settles (on or upon)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejects
• refuses
• declines
• turns down
• spurns
• disapproves
• repudiates
• discards
• negatives
• throws out
• throws away
• jettisons

3

as in provokes

to bring (something volatile or intense) into being

he seems to be trying to pick a fight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• provokes
• raises
• promotes
• triggers
• encourages
• incites
• sets in motion
• brews
• stirs (up)
• instigates
• ferments
• stimulates
• whips (up)
• foments
• cultivates
• abets
• inspires
• forwards
• sets off
• fosters
• nurtures
• motivates
• advances
• sets
• furthers
• nourishes
• sows
• detonates
• rouses
• excites
• activates
• galvanizes
• energizes
• inflames
• quickens
• enlivens
• fires
• vitalizes
• invigorates
• peps (up)
• livens (up)
• jazzes (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• holds
• checks
• regulates
• reins (in)
• inhibits
• restrains
• curbs
• discourages
• constrains
• tames
• settles
• calms
• bridles
• soothes
• subdues
• quiets
• stills
• allays
• tranquilizes

4

as in nibbles

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

• nibbles
• snacks
• pecks
• grazes
• tastes
• noshes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gorges
• swills
• overeats
• pigs out
• gormandizes

5

as in stabs

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

• stabs
• punctures
• sticks
• pierces
• jabs
• spits
• pecks
• spikes
• spears
• pokes
• punches
• transfixes
• impales
• runs through
• slices
• gores
• lances
• skewers
• pinks
• transpierces
• harpoons
• cuts
• perforates
• spindles
• thrusts
• riddles
• quills
• pricks
• knifes
• pikes
• poniards
• gimlets
• dirks
• bayonets
• prongs
• pinpricks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of picks

Noun

Gardner went to Indianapolis for two first-round picks; Williams went to Dallas for a first and a second. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Nov. 2026

Week 9 predictions The Chronicle’s sports staff makes its picks for today’s game. — Peter Warren, Houston Chronicle, 8 Nov. 2026

Editor’s pick More picks What the Democratic landslide means for GOP booster Elon Musk and his businesses. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026

Playing without a pair of NBA first-round draft picks that carried the Huskies during their March Madness run last season, UConn dictated most of the action in the opening 20 minutes, forcing 11 Michigan turnovers. — Kyle Hightower, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026

One of her favorite picks for priming her skin for a poreless glow? — Christina Oehler, InStyle, 7 Nov. 2026

Betr is offering new users promo code FOXNEWS to unlock $200 in bonuses and four free picks for one of the best Saturdays of the season. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026

Remember that the Jets (2-6) also own the first-round picks of the 2-6 Colts and 3-5 Cowboys. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026

And don’t forget that Houston can swap first-round picks with Brooklyn in 2027. — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026

Verb

Injuries to potential top NFL Draft picks OT Trevor Goosby and DE Colin Simmons have hurt Texas, but haven’t held it back. — Pj Green november 2, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026

The Chicago Bears traded for All-Pro defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons in a blockbuster move Thursday, sending a package that included two first-round draft picks to the Tennessee Titans. — Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026

Cardinals missing multiple former first-round picks Of the last five first-round picks that the Cardinals have made, three will not be playing in this game. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2026

All of my top picks below provide lightweight support without compromising on comfort or style. — Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2026

There are plenty of those on this list, but also picks that are less obviously seasonal, so your recipient can burn them any time of year. — Kara McGrath, Allure, 29 Oct. 2026

Each journalist picks 10 names from the 30 nominees in descending order, with each position scored on a basis of 15 points for the top choice and one for the 10th. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

The slightly bigger but AI-free LG 45 Ultragear OLED (45GX950A-B) and the 39-inch Alienware 39 5K OLED Gaming Monitor (AW3926QW) are better choices and remain our Editors' Choice picks in this category. — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2026

For more of the brand’s best cleaning products, check out our top picks below. — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2026