Synonyms of select

select 1 of 2

verb

as in to choose

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

selected only two people out of 300 applicants for the summer internship

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

select

2 of 2

adjective

sə-ˈlekt 

1

as in selected

singled out from a number or group as more to one's liking

the company claims to use only select beans to make its coffee

Synonyms & Similar Words

• selected
• preferred
• favorite
• chosen
• elect
• favored
• picked
• choice
• handpicked
• of choice
• first-line
• cherry-picked
• fashionable
• exclusive
• screened
• culled
• weeded (out)
• picked over
• winnowed (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• common
• average
• ordinary
• commonplace
• run-of-the-mill

2

as in elegant

having qualities that appeal to a refined taste

select fabrics that the shop makes into expensive suits for its well-heeled clientele

Synonyms & Similar Words

• elegant
• exquisite
• rare
• fine
• choice
• special
• exclusive
• exceptional
• excellent
• delicate
• premium
• outstanding
• dainty
• wonderful
• better
• classic
• recherché
• fancy
• great
• superb
• elite
• fabulous
• top
• high-grade
• prime
• terrific
• first-class
• superior
• par excellence
• first-rate
• marvellous
• superlative
• sterling
• stellar
• sensational
• splendid
• marvelous
• jewellike
• noble
• unsurpassed
• transcendent
• grand
• bijou
• top-notch
• tip-top
• supernal
• ultrarare

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• coarse
• popular
• commercial
• rough
• gross
• vulgar
• common
• uncultured
• uncultivated
• unrefined
• tasteless
• unpolished
• ordinary
• raffish
• kitschy
• average
• lesser
• lowbrow
• wanting
• rough-hewn
• mediocre
• kitsch
• inferior
• unacceptable
• unsatisfactory
• deficient
• second-rate
• second-class
• substandard
• mass-produced
• low-grade
• run-of-the-mine
• run-of-mine
• run-of-the-mill

Examples of select in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

With the first pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, the New York Knicks select Kai Cenat. —Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2024

Sites selected to be staffed by poll chaplains are within zip codes identified as vulnerable locations, generally impoverished areas where voter suppression efforts like new voter identification requirements or barriers to mail-in voting have occurred, or where threats of violence have taken place. —Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2024

Adjective

Maria is in select theaters Nov. 27, then on Netflix Dec. 11. —Charna Flam, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024

But applications are only considered sporadically, and only a select few will be invited to join the ranks. —Stefanie Waldek, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2024