SINGLED (OUT) Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

singled (out)

verb

past tense of single (out)

as in selected

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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as in identified

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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Those selected through the final evaluation will receive 5 million KRW (~$3,300 USD, taxes may apply) for both the individual and the team, and the opportunity to work with one of the participating HYBE labels.

— Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
The All-Star reserves were selected by the WNBA’s 15 head coaches, who were tasked with voting for three guards, five frontcourt players and four players at either position regardless of conference.

— Annie Costabile, New York Times, 8 July 2026

Definition of selected

Verb

The other, identified by police as the 22-year-old Antioch resident, remains free.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 10 July 2026
Wandering worms After the surgery, a genetic test identified the worm as Spirometra erinaceieuropaei, which causes a tapeworm infection called sparganosis.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 9 July 2026

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The Seattle Mariners were one of the teams that most people picked to win the World Series, or at least make a deep run into the playoffs.

— David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
Mengel, who has directed such drama series as My Different Ways and Supplex, and his creative collaborators will bring The Guest to the Czech spa town as the first Danish film picked for Karlovy Vary’s Crystal Globe Competition since 2015.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2026

Definition of picked

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Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

— Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 10 July 2026
Nguyen founded Vintage Modern, formerly known as Vintage Broncos, to wrap classic car veneers around the latest vehicle undercarriages.

— Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 10 July 2026

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