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

The former House speaker was also pressed on her opinion about lawmakers viewed as the party’s top picks for a 2028 presidential candidate, but was mum on the idea, only offering her praise. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 11 Aug. 2026

Smart’s Georgia teams have produced 84 draft picks and 21 first-round selections over his 10 years leading the program, including 63 draft picks and 15 first-rounders over the past six years with his recruits in place. — Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Here are my picks for affordable spots in the US for family beach vacations that still have that classic coastal getaway feel. — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026

Boston traded 29-year-old five-time NBA All-Star forward Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers this summer, getting 36-year-old nine-time NBA All-Star Paul George, two first-round picks and two second-round picks in return from the 76ers. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026

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

Verb

After the couple’s differing tastes in music came to light, Miller asked who picks the music in the car. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2026

But vintage bentwood chairs produced later are one of Williamson’s picks for older styles that continue to find a place in contemporary interiors. — Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 9 Aug. 2026

The list is refreshed monthly as each analyst selects their top picks from a 12-month outlook. — Assiatou Hann, CNBC, 9 Aug. 2026

Her performance was the latest example of her sophomore surge, as Malonga is spearheading a Storm rebuild alongside 2026 first-round picks Johnson and Awa Fam. — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026

Nine years in, ZEELOOL is celebrating with discounts, gifts, and style picks, though the larger idea stays simple. — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

Online retailers can stock a way deeper lineup from multiple countries and ship harder-to-find picks nationwide. — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026

The new law lets an owner who has never rented to a Section 8 holder before schedule that inspection in advance, rather than wait to inspect it until a voucher holder wants to move in, meaning the unit can be approved before a tenant picks it. — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 6 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