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culled

[kuhld] / kʌld /

ADJECTIVE

deceived

Synonyms

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baited bamboozled betrayed conned duped fooled gulled had hoaxed hoodwinked lured played snared taken trapped victimized

Antonyms

WEAK

informed trusted

ADJECTIVE

gathered

Synonyms

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accumulated collected concentrated huddled massed reunited

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aggregated amassed associated collocated combined compiled congregated convened convoked forgathered garnered gleaned grouped harvested hoarded joined marshaled met mobilized picked piled rallied stacked stored summoned swarmed thronged united

WEAK

brought together crowded together lumped together rounded up

Antonyms

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separated

WEAK

dispersed scattered

ADJECTIVE

preferred

Synonyms

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approved favored

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adopted elected endorsed fancied liked named picked sanctioned selected taken

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decided upon handpicked popular set apart settled upon singled out well-liked

Antonyms

WEAK

ill-favored rejected undesirable

ADJECTIVE

select

Synonyms

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eclectic exclusive preferred privileged selected selective

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best boss chosen cool cream discriminating elect favored limited pick picked prime screened top tops weeded winnowed

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blue-chip choice delicate elegant exquisite first-class first-rate handpicked number one posh rare recherché special superior topnotch winner world-class

Antonyms

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open

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least unpopular

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inferior poor second-rate

Example Sentences

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It will pair garments with artwork culled from the museum’s collections.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

The local government's aim is to cut that population by half, and 24,000 animals have been culled so far this year.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Mr. Allport, a historian at Syracuse University, found this lovely missive in the digital archive of RAF Bomber Command, one of the many archives he has culled to put this book together.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

“We help about 1,400 families a month and we plucked out who had experience at large financial institutions that we could learn from, and culled records from at least a thousand,” said Walter.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

I accepted all the gifts—the tables, the earthenware jugs—though I could not possibly carry them with me, and culled for travel only a small copper cooking bowl.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston

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