Synonyms of selects

selects

verb

present tense third-person singular of select

as in chooses

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

• chooses
• picks
• elects
• takes
• prefers
• designates
• names
• handpicks
• culls
• cherry-picks
• nominates
• tags
• opts (for)
• singles (out)
• accepts
• appoints
• adopts
• taps
• preselects
• embraces
• marks
• sets
• espouses
• tabs
• fixes
• settles (on or upon)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejects
• refuses
• declines
• turns down
• disapproves
• spurns
• repudiates
• discards
• negatives
• throws out
• throws away
• jettisons

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of selects

For the award, a jury typically selects four nominees, who show together at the Centre Pompidou in October. — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

After much hemming and hawing, Diplo selects an orange flower to purchase and posts a video to his Instagram stories in which the man holds up his shopping bag printed with a website for his wares. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026

Once a company selects a preferred motor approach, researchers can transition the results into Motor AI to generate detailed design configurations and engineering specifications. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026

The Cook Mixer then selects which competitors will step forward and take on the challenge. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

One example of a high-yield dividend fund is the Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF (SPHD), which tracks an index that selects S&P 500 stocks that offer the largest dividends while seeking to minimize volatility. — Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

Lowen selects a slinky red Versace safety-pin slip dress, reminiscent of Verity’s earlier first-meet gown, and presumably blow-dries her long, dark brown hair and bangs into a sleeker, sultrier style. — Fawnia Soo Hoo, Allure, 5 Oct. 2026

Eno selects the Consolers’ 1982 gospel album Jesus Brought Joy, while Black Thought picks Amnesty’s Free Your Mind (The 700 West Sessions), a 1973 recording later issued by Now-Again Records. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 5 Oct. 2026

Hazelett selects each one based on its color, shape and size before hand-washing and treating it with an all-natural solution to keep pests away and help it last as long as possible. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2026