Synonyms of singled (out)

singled (out)

verb

past tense of single (out)

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• selected
• chose
• picked
• preferred
• elected
• named
• took
• opted (for)
• culled
• designated
• handpicked
• tagged
• cherry-picked
• nominated
• preselected
• adopted
• settled (on or upon)
• accepted
• marked
• tapped
• appointed
• tabbed
• fixed
• espoused
• set
• embraced

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refused
• rejected
• declined
• turned down
• disapproved
• repudiated
• discarded
• spurned
• threw away
• threw out
• negatived
• jettisoned

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• refused
• rejected
• declined
• turned down
• disapproved
• repudiated
• discarded
• spurned
• threw away
• threw out
• negatived
• jettisoned

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2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• identified
• found
• located
• pinpointed
• put one's finger on
• distinguished
• fingered
• picked out
• diagnosed
• determined
• IDed
• recognized
• ID'd
• investigated
• examined
• inspected
• disclosed
• checked
• noticed
• scrutinized
• discovered
• spotted
• revealed
• placed
• observed
• betrayed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• concealed
• camouflaged
• hid
• simulated
• disguised
• feigned
• counterfeited
• shammed

• concealed
• camouflaged
• hid
• simulated
• disguised
• feigned
• counterfeited
• shammed

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