- select
- v1. choose, pick, hand-pick, pick and choose, Inf. pick out or on, single out, set apart or aside, lay or put aside, place to one side; prefer, show preference, favor; decide upon, settle on or upon, fix upon, make up one's mind, make one's choice, make a selection, opt or opt for; sift, sift out, weed or weed out, sieve out, screen, screen out, cut or cut out; sort, sort out or through; pick over or through, separate the wheat from the chaff, separate the sheep from the goats; distinguish, discriminate, differentiate, draw the line.adj2. preferred, preferable, preferential, favored, favorite; more desirable, better, worthier, superior; choice, prime, best, finest, first-rate, first-class, Inf. champion, tiptop, A-l, A number 1; elect, singled out, chosen, hand-picked, elite, cream; exceptional, singular, particular, special, extra-special, unique, rare, uncommon; superb, excellent, superlative, supreme, paramount, preeminent.4. exclusive, limited, restricted, restrictive, closed, tight.
A Note on the Style of the synonym finder. 2014.