SINGLE OUT Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

single (out)

verb

Definition of single (out)

as in to select

to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities she quickly singled out the most qualified candidate from the pool of the applicants

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Relevance

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as in to identify

to find out or establish the identity of through careful reasoning and the process of elimination, neighbors singled her out as the writer of the anonymous letter

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Verb

But Mansoor Delane, who the Chiefs traded up to select, was limited for much of training camp with a shoulder injury and missed the first preseason game.

— Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Lamb, 27, who was selected by the Cowboys in the first round of the 2020 NFL draft, was at training camp with the team in Oxnard, California, at the time of the burglary.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of select

Verb

Authorities in the criminal complaint identified the three as 47-year-old Jose Rivera, his 5-year-old nephew Andrew and his 2-year-old niece Arlette.

— Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2026
The plant, which has not been identified for security reasons, was forced to close for four days because of the infiltration, the report said.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of identify

Verb

Rage cycling sessions, anxiety yoga and dozens of similar fitness initiatives have gained traction in recent years, inviting people to choose workout classes based on experiences and emotions.

— Sneha Dhandapani, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
Do not state that the charity the person has chosen is low on your list of priorities.

— Abigail Van Buren, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of choose

Verb

The researchers suspect that others were created by AI that either hallucinated or, just like the AI agents browsing their file, couldn’t distinguish between legitimate and illegitimate instructions.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
The debate centers on what set of images and chemical measurements will best help distinguish how the polygons formed.

— Ashwin R. Vasavada, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026

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singleness

single (out)

singles

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