Synonyms of cull

cull 1 of 2

noun

as in discard

something separated from a group or lot for not being as good as the others

the unbruised apples will be packed in bags, and the culls will be used for cider

Synonyms & Similar Words

• discard
• second
• reject
• rejection
• rubbish
• trash
• waste
• scrap
• castaway
• throwaway
• white elephant
• hand-me-down

cull

2 of 2

verb

ˈkəl 

as in to select

to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities

culled the best short stories from the author's body of writings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• select
• choose
• pick
• take
• elect
• prefer
• name
• tag
• designate
• handpick
• cherry-pick
• single (out)
• opt (for)
• nominate
• adopt
• appoint
• accept
• tap
• set
• preselect
• mark
• embrace
• tab
• espouse
• settle (on or upon)
• fix

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refuse
• reject
• decline
• turn down
• negative
• disapprove
• discard
• repudiate
• throw away
• spurn
• throw out
• jettison

Examples of cull in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Step 5: Cast off responsibly The final question is what to do with your cull pile. —Anna Jay, refinery29.com, 21 Mar. 2024

The longtime app free-for-all is coming to an end, with a Play Store cull and tightening of restrictions around sideloading now hitting users, and Play Protect soon to be enhanced with Android 15’s live threat detection. —Zak Doffman, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024

Verb

Hanging over all of this is the increasing suspicion that the company may have wrung out the rag, creatively speaking, on storylines culled from Lucas’ original trilogy and his prequels. —James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2024

According to aggregate data culled from the utilities serving the DMA, at least 893,206 homes in Tampa/St. Pete remain without power as of Friday afternoon. —Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Oct. 2024