Synonyms of singling (out)

singling (out) 1 of 2

noun

as in picking

Synonyms & Similar Words

• picking
• election
• choosing
• destination
• selection
• nomination
• choice
• commission
• situation
• designation
• assignment
• placement
• office
• job
• gig
• position
• investment
• station
• installation
• spot
• billet
• delegation
• ranking
• authorization
• emplacement
• place
• installment
• instalment
• deputation
• induction
• ordination
• appointment
• anointing
• anointment
• investiture
• instating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• removal
• rejection
• deposition
• overthrow
• ejection
• discharge
• eviction
• firing
• ouster
• dismissal
• expulsion
• blackball
• dethronement
• dismission

singling (out)

2 of 2

verb

present participle of single (out)

1

as in selecting

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in identifying

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

• identifying
• distinguishing
• finding
• pinpointing
• locating
• putting one's finger on
• fingering
• picking out
• determining
• diagnosing
• IDing
• recognizing
• ID'ing
• investigating
• checking
• examining
• inspecting
• disclosing
• spotting
• scrutinizing
• revealing
• noticing
• discovering
• placing
• observing
• betraying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hiding
• concealing
• disguising
• simulating
• camouflaging
• feigning
• counterfeiting
• shamming