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handpicked

ADJECTIVE
crack
Synonyms
STRONGEST
super
STRONG
ace adept best capital choice crackerjack elite expert pro superior
WEAK
able deluxe excellent first-class proficient skilled skillful talented
Antonyms
STRONG
inept inferior poor unskilled worst
ADJECTIVE
preferred
Synonyms
STRONGEST
approved favored
STRONG
adopted culled elected endorsed fancied liked named picked sanctioned selected taken
WEAK
decided upon popular set apart settled upon singled out well-liked
Antonyms
WEAK
ill-favored rejected undesirable
ADJECTIVE
select
Synonyms
STRONGEST
eclectic exclusive preferred privileged selected selective
STRONG
best boss chosen cool cream culled discriminating elect favored limited pick picked prime screened top tops weeded winnowed
WEAK
blue-chip choice delicate elegant exquisite first-class first-rate number one posh rare recherché special superior topnotch winner world-class
Antonyms
STRONGEST
open
STRONG
least unpopular
WEAK
inferior poor second-rate

Example Sentences

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This year’s UConn team shows just how well a team can respond when they are handpicked for his pressure cooker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

For fun, we start playing DJ, listening to handpicked selections on the couch.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

D’Amaro’s appointment comes a little over three years after Iger returned to the role, resuming control after the disastrous, short-lived reign of his handpicked successor, Bob Chapek.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 3, 2026

Fernández ran on a promise to deepen the tough-on-crime approach of the outgoing President Rodrigo Chaves, who had handpicked her as his successor.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

His handpicked boys seemed to be sleeping like babies.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin