PICKS Synonyms: 347 Similar and Opposite Words

picks 1 of 2

noun

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plural of pick

as in bets

a person or thing that is chosen that team is my pick to win the Super Bowl

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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

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as in options

the power, right, or opportunity to choose you have first pick of your office mates for the softball team

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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

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verb

present tense third-person singular of pick

as in harvests

to catch or collect (a crop or natural resource) for human use pick peas and beans from the garden for dinner

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as in selects

to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities I pick you as my partner

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as in provokes

to bring (something volatile or intense) into being he seems to be trying to pick a fight

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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

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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

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Recent Examples of picks

Noun

Find more of our favorite picks to shop during Memorial Day weekend below. —

Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026 No, Ware wouldn’t be the totality of a Heat package for Giannis, likely less coveted than say a Heat package of picks, or even the leading man from elsewhere (Jaylen Brown from the Celtics, Alperen Sengun from the Rockets, perhaps Paolo Banchero from the Magic). —

Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 23 May 2026 There have been some obscure picks in the past, and Rami Malek in The Man I Love could be also in the mix, as could any number of women, including Scarlett Johansson in Paper Tiger, a movie from James Gray that marks his sixth time in competition so far with not a single prize to the man. —

Damon Wise, Deadline, 23 May 2026 His picks were tribute bands Jumping Jack Flash (the Rolling Stones) and The Springsteen Experience (Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band) along with The Detroit Underground, which runs through Motown classics and horn-laden songs by Chicago. —

Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026 Here are my picks for the top family-friendly resorts with private beaches. —

Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 23 May 2026 Ahead, find our picks for the 16 best murder mystery movies and shows on Netflix. —

Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026 Shop our picks from $8 before the sale ends on May 25. —

Jacqueline Tempera, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 May 2026 Uninspired by the 2025 rookie options, the Steelers saw Rodgers as a bridge to the 2026 draft class and stockpiled a league-high 12 picks, enough to make an aggressive move up the board to land a first-round quarterback. —

Mike Defabo, New York Times, 16 May 2026

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Subscribe here to our newsletter In Review by David Ehrlich, in which our Chief Film Critic and Head Reviews Editor rounds up the best new reviews and streaming picks along with some exclusive musings — all only available to subscribers. —

Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 May 2026 This is why the Cleveland Cavaliers surrendered three players and three unprotected draft picks to acquire Donovan Mitchell, for moments such as Sunday’s Game 7 in Detroit. —

Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 16 May 2026 Befitting its origins in traditional retail, Walmart is equipping its physical stores with robotic technology that picks and packs online orders from a storage area stocked with the most popular delivery items for each location. —

Anne D'innocenzio, Fortune, 16 May 2026 Weltman’s draft picks outside the lottery have been unremarkable as well. —

Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2026 Ahead, shop more of my mom’s Quince shoe picks for looking fashionable while staying comfortable. —

Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026 Dive in to check out our top picks for a fabulous Midwest getaway. —

Jess Hoffert, Midwest Living, 9 May 2026 As real trees begin to bloom outside, photographer Widline Cadet picks through two playfully oversized bouquets of positively unnatural plastic flowers. —

Elly Fishman, Vogue, 8 May 2026 Hard cuts The Sky waived 2025 draft picks Van Lith, Maddy Westbeld and Aicha Coulibaly as three of their final cuts from training camp. —

Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for picks

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Worries about inflation have climbed so high that traders on Wall Street have eliminated bets that the Federal Reserve will resume its cuts to interest rates later this year.

— Stan Choe, Fortune, 23 May 2026
The companies still willing to hire and develop early talent are making higher-conviction bets on fewer people.

— Susan LaMotte, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026