Definitions

select

[si-lekt] / sɪˈlɛkt /

ADJECTIVE

excellent, elite, preferable

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 handpicked number one posh rare recherché special superior topnotch winner world-class

Antonyms

STRONGEST

open

STRONG

least unpopular

WEAK

inferior poor second-rate

VERB

pick out, prefer from among choices

Synonyms

STRONGEST

choose cull decide elect make name pick single out take

STRONG

mark opt peg slot tag tap winnow

WEAK

make a choice make a selection opt for optate pin down say so sort out tab

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disallow fail ignore lose refuse reject stop

Example Sentences

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“While it does not make the lethal decision-making for selecting and approving targets, Palantir’s Maven system assists the US military operators with making more informed decisions for military operations,” wrote Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives.

From Barron's

It announced a new Relax Row coming next year on select international flights.

From The Wall Street Journal

But MP Chris Murray, who is a member of the Home Affairs select committee, has raised concerns that councils have not been instructed to keep paperwork as they should have been.

From BBC

Germany is considering Australia's "Ghost Bat" robot fighter as it looks to select a combat drone to modernise its air force, defence minister Boris Pistorius said Friday.

From Barron's

He and his team selected 50 stocks at random from the 500 largest companies by market capitalization each month since 1999, assigning them equal starting weights.

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