Synonyms of winnows

winnows

verb

present tense third-person singular of winnow

as in culls

to remove less desirable choices from a group or list

They winnowed the pool of applicants down to a few of the strongest candidates.

I tried to winnow out the options that weren't a good value for the price.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• culls
• sifts
• pares
• trims
• cuts
• reduces
• discards
• jettisons
• rejects
• filters
• shrinks
• slashes
• spurns
• shortens
• crops
• refuses
• condenses
• truncates
• prunes
• repudiates
• declines
• decreases
• throws away
• disapproves
• downsizes
• turns down
• eases
• compresses
• lowers
• curtails
• dwindles
• cuts down
• abbreviates
• throws out
• retrenches
• depletes
• abridges
• minimizes
• clears
• docks
• clips
• abates
• cuts back
• lessens
• nicks
• negatives
• dents
• contracts
• constricts
• drops
• knocks down
• modulates
• modifies
• sieves
• refines
• deflates
• processes
• downscales
• purifies
• qualifies
• distills
• de-escalates
• moderates
• whittles (down)
• screens
• garbles
• fines
• bolts
• distils
• clarifies
• rectifies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• selects
• chooses
• takes
• elects
• picks
• culls
• prefers
• nominates
• adopts
• sets
• accepts
• embraces
• handpicks
• names
• taps
• designates
• appoints
• marks
• singles (out)
• fixes
• opts (for)
• tabs
• tags
• espouses
• swells
• cherry-picks
• preselects
• dilates
• extends
• inflates
• settles (on or upon)
• distends
• lengthens
• prolongs
• elongates
• complements
• blows up
• adds (to)
• enhances
• intensifies
• increases
• expands
• heightens
• raises
• amplifies
• augments
• protracts
• supplements
• enlarges
• redoubles
• boosts
• escalates
• aggrandizes

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• selects
• chooses
• takes
• elects
• picks
• culls
• prefers
• nominates
• adopts
• sets
• accepts
• embraces
• handpicks
• names
• taps
• designates
• appoints
• marks
• singles (out)
• fixes
• opts (for)
• tabs
• tags
• espouses
• swells
• cherry-picks
• preselects
• dilates
• extends
• inflates
• settles (on or upon)
• distends
• lengthens
• prolongs
• elongates
• complements
• blows up
• adds (to)
• enhances
• intensifies
• increases
• expands
• heightens
• raises
• amplifies
• augments
• protracts
• supplements
• enlarges
• redoubles
• boosts
• escalates
• aggrandizes

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