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 Senate also confirmed Obama’s picks for defense secretary and education secretary as well as 20 judicial nominees, even as Republicans outraged Democrats by blocking Garland. — Theodoric Meyer, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026

But the generation’s picks look less like a hunt for warm weather and low costs and more like a hunt for people. — Andrew McGowan, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026

The opportunity followed an April trade that sent Reese from Chicago to Atlanta for two first-round draft picks, with the Dream also receiving a future second-round pick swap. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026

The Lakers invested four first-round picks and a four-year, $130-million contract to get the star center from the Utah Jazz. — Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026

According to Zalando, as of early May, robots across its fulfillment network had handled about 2 million picks per month. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

Check out our favorite picks below, and get your hands on the latest savings. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026

With consistent use, our top picks also helped improve the appearance of discoloration, bumps, and uneven tone, while offering a pleasant scent and comfortable wear. — Glamour, 2 Oct. 2026

The punishment amounted to one of the largest in American sports history and included the Clippers being fined US$30 million and stripped of five future first-round draft picks, with team owner Steve Ballmer receiving a one-year suspension. — Alex Volonte, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026

Verb

That list goes from first-round picks offensive lineman Kadyn Proctor and cornerback Chris Johnson to Day 2 guys such as linebacker Jacob Rodriguez, tight end Will Kacmarek as well as wide receivers Caleb Douglas and Chris Bell. — Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026

The Rams acquired Garrett in a June trade that sent outside linebacker Jared Verse, a 2027 first-round draft pick and other future picks to the Cleveland Browns. — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026

October’s release calendar is once again packed with new movies and series competing for horror audiences’ attention this Halloween — all running alongside the countless repertory picks many genre fans watch every year. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026

Top picks Rogers sees value in consumer brands that will not be undermined by AI. — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

Our favorite dress picks have a variety of styles and versatile features, like darling ruffles, cinching waistlines, and trending silhouettes. — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2026

Centerpiece picks in between include Danny Boyle’s Ink starring Jack O’Connell, Guy Pearce and Claire Foy, and Tony Gilroy‘s Behemoth! — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026

These men should — and Jones certainly does — view future picks with a similar value to current ones. — Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Feller said another one of her favorite fiber picks is fonio, an ancient grain from West Africa. — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026