Synonyms of picks

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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

That said, they’re also priced as long-shot bets, meaning a low rate of successful picks can still generate a profit. — Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Wanting to pair Luka Doncic with a new center, the Lakers reached for the 25-year-old Kessler, signing him to a four-year, $130-million deal while sending four first-round picks to Utah. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026

One of our top picks for the best curtains on Amazon, these linen curtains boast an under-$20 price tag and thousands of glowing customer reviews. — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 4 Aug. 2026

In a July 6 deal that sent shockwaves through the NBA, Philadelphia traded Paul George, two first-round picks and two second-rounders to the Boston Celtics for Brown, a five-time All-Star who will turn 30 in October. — James Jackson, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

During the show, the 67-year-old sported a full face of Kiko Milano products, with picks ranging from a mascara that delivers falsies-level volume to a $14 lip gloss that has more than 20,000 five-star ratings on Amazon. — Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026

That amount puts Bumila in the range of what other late first-round draft picks received. — Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 21 July 2026

Those first two picks have combined for zero All-NBA teams to Dončić’s six. — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 July 2026

One of the Miami Dolphins’ top draft picks has landed on the non-football injury list. — Miami Herald, 21 July 2026

Verb

Here are our jazz critic’s picks for the top 8 musical acts to catch. — Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

Goldman Sachs has updated its top European stock picks for August, giving two companies a standout upside of more than 100%, including one as high as 168%. — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026

Michael Ströck, whose firm Allocator One anchored DQV’s first close, told me his firm reviews more than 800 funds a year and picks fewer than 1 percent. — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026

Formal footwear like kitten heels and mules will get you through office days and nice dinners; casual picks like sneakers and thong sandals are ideal for weekend plans and vacations. — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 5 Aug. 2026

Our top picks for small business tax relief companies include Victory Tax Lawyers and Priority Tax Relief. — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026

And the fact that Tyreek Hill, Bradley Chubb and Jalen Ramsey, the three Pro Bowl talents Miami traded draft picks to acquire during Grier’s run as the team’s top executive stretch, are gone doesn’t make the roster mismanagement easier to stomach. — Omar Kelly august 3, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026

The governor now picks one of three finalists named by a nominating commission controlled by attorneys. — ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026

Georgia’s 13 draft picks not only led the country but also broke a program record. — Hunter Delauder, AJC.com, 29 July 2026