Synonyms of selecting

selecting 1 of 2

noun

as in choice

the act or process of selecting

the selecting of the party's nominee took three days and half a dozen votes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• choice
• election
• selection
• choosing
• picking
• nomination
• decision
• option
• naming
• appointment
• designation
• assignment

selecting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of select

as in choosing

to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities

selected only two people out of 300 applicants for the summer internship

Synonyms & Similar Words

• choosing
• picking
• taking
• naming
• electing
• preferring
• designating
• culling
• tagging
• handpicking
• opting (for)
• singling (out)
• cherry-picking
• nominating
• appointing
• adopting
• accepting
• tapping
• preselecting
• marking
• embracing
• setting
• fixing
• tabbing
• espousing
• settling (on or upon)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejecting
• refusing
• declining
• turning down
• discarding
• repudiating
• disapproving
• throwing away
• throwing out
• spurning
• jettisoning
• negativing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of selecting

Noun

The partners use different textile structures across the garment, selecting and positioning them according to the needs of the body and the activity. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

The organization remains intentionally model-agnostic, selecting technologies based on each client's business requirements instead of promoting any single vendor. — Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

Antonio Lo Fiego, an agronomist and technical director at Arcoiris Sementi Bio, led the first workshop, on selecting, gathering, and preserving vegetable seeds, run on a gift-economy model with no fee to join. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026

Gone was the saving, selecting and pleasure of something new. — Mimosa Jones Tunney, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

That the court and district attorney are hand-selecting which reporters can attend. — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026

In 2024, some players complained about a McDonald's ad appearing on a screen for selecting games. — Jordan Novet,annie Palmer, CNBC, 23 July 2026

Seated cross-legged on the floor, the artisans work with such speed that their fingers blur, selecting, stretching and knotting individual strands into an intricate mesh. — ABC News, 8 June 2026

The article’s author points to openings and major events that were part of the draw in selecting who made the list, including the ongoing Hotel Eleanor project. — Allison Gibson, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2026

Verb

When voters vote, their motive for selecting a particular candidate cannot be questioned. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026

Proposition 5 breaks up that process into two parts, prioritizing the voters’ right to oust an official before selecting a replacement. — Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

Milewski said one reason was the inclusion of all students’ ACT (college entrance exam) scores starting their freshman year rather than only the junior class who are in the process of selecting colleges. — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026

Replacing one of these systems therefore involves more than selecting new software. — Isabella Gao, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026

For Mahmoud, a festival’s responsibility to emerging filmmakers should also extend beyond selecting and screening their work. — Essie Assibu, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026

Alaska uses rank-choice voting, which means that voters will rank their top candidates as opposed to selecting one. — Connor Greene, Time, 30 Oct. 2026

The experience highlighted a central problem in warship procurement; selecting an existing design does not necessarily guarantee faster or cheaper construction if the customer substantially changes its architecture. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026

Without those rules, arbitrators are selecting offers that are far above what plans would pay in-network. — Lindsey Murtagh, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2026