SELECT Synonyms: 136 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

Definition of select

as in to choose

to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities selected only two people out of 300 applicants for the summer internship

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Relevance

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select

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adjective

sə-ˈlekt

as in selected

singled out from a number or group as more to one's liking the company claims to use only select beans to make its coffee

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as in elegant

having qualities that appeal to a refined taste select fabrics that the shop makes into expensive suits for its well-heeled clientele

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All products featured on Vogue are independently selected by our editors. — Jeanne Ballion, Vogue, 5 July 2026 All listings featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2026

Adjective

The rest of the collection will launch in January at select retailers. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 13 July 2026 Only a select handful of enthusiasts will get to own one, considering McMurtry intends to produce just one hundred units. — New Atlas, 11 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for select

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Verb

Eustaquio chooses to cross into a central area and Bosnia clear the ball, but the idea — to draw opponents out and create an overload in one area — was sound.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Vernon Vernon is known as the trail capital of British Columbia, and hikers, cyclists, and mountain bikers have hundreds of miles of trails to choose from.

— Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2026

Definition of choose

Adjective

Some cool features include a kill switch that automatically disconnects you from the internet if the VPN connection fails, as well as split tunneling that allows selected apps to use the VPN connection while others transmit data in clear text.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 25 June 2026
These pre-selected fighter pilots and their families moved into their apartments during the summer of 1960 after residing at the Frunze Central Airfield in Moscow.

— Jeff Spry, Space.com, 27 May 2026

Definition of selected

Verb

And his ability to lead — as a former catcher — also carried a lot of weight in the team’s decision to pick him sixth overall.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026
Because of that, Barça could pick him up for a bargain €22 million plus €7 million ($25 million plus $8 million) more in variables.

— Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

Definition of pick

Adjective

Meline Rosales, Mike Winters Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 6 July 2026
And unlike conventional transmissions with a finite number of gears, an eCVT can move through a practically infinite number of gear ratios over a specified range based on your preferred cadence.

— Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 5 July 2026

Definition of preferred

Adjective

France came into the game having scored fourteen goals across the tournament, several of them exquisite demonstrations of the team’s style and vitality.

— Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 10 July 2026
From the central open-air firepit of the Great Porch, to the playful tile spewed throughout various common spaces and the 65 cabins and cottages, the design of Wildflower is exquisite.

— Jess Feldman, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2026

Definition of exquisite

Adjective

Spain was so determined to limit Mbappe’s clean looks in the final third that Simon would often leave the net to meet Mbappe in the open field whenever a rare through ball was able to slip past Spain’s elite midfield.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
Total solar eclipses offer rare and brief opportunities to learn new information about everything from the physics of the sun to the behavior of animals and the dynamics of Earth’s atmosphere.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 15 July 2026

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