Synonyms of handpicking

handpicking

verb

present participle of handpick

as in selecting

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

handpicked what she considered to be the cutest kitten from the litter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• selecting
• choosing
• picking
• taking
• electing
• naming
• culling
• preferring
• tagging
• designating
• cherry-picking
• singling (out)
• opting (for)
• nominating
• appointing
• tapping
• preselecting
• adopting
• accepting
• marking
• embracing
• setting
• fixing
• tabbing
• espousing
• settling (on or upon)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejecting
• refusing
• declining
• turning down
• repudiating
• discarding
• disapproving
• spurning
• throwing away
• throwing out
• negativing
• jettisoning