We must select a suitable person for any post.
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Select
/sɪˈlɛkt/
Synonyms for "select" (430 found)
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Closest matches (86)
Noun(35 words)
a singleanthologizingappointappointingassigningassignment topiccabinet level rolescastcastschemical sampledcherry-pickchoicechoosechoosingcircled graphclass topicclickcodebook designcohortingcollect a sample
Verb(17 words)
Adjective(4 words)
Strong matches (129)
delicatedemarcatedemarkdenominatedenotedesignatedesignateddeterminedifferentiatediscriminatediscriminatingdistinguishdividedrawdraw the lineeclecticeditelectelectedelected by acclamation
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eleganteliteemblematizeembracedespousedethnocentricexcellentexceptionalexceptionallyexcerptexcludingexclusiveexclusoryexquisiteextractfancyfatfavorfavoredfavoritefigurefinefinestfingerfirst-classfirst-ratefixflowerfor the bestgathergleangreatesthandpickhandpickedidentifyinadmissibleindicateinsularlikelimitedmakemake a selectionmarkmark the interface
Noun(36 words)
designatedesignatingdeterminingdrafting practicedraftsdrawdropdownearmarkselectelectingeliteelite latines exclusivoexcerptingexcerptsexclusivefavorsfield of sportsfilterfiltering
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freedom to choosefunnelinggo withhandpickinghighlightinghomeschool online communityhonors physics courseidentify three digit numbersin crowdlaboratory material samplelesson samplelimitlimitedlistboxmakemake a choice
Verb(16 words)
Adjective(13 words)
drawn matchelite learnerselite statusexclusive clubexclusive clubhouseexclusive environmentexclusive eventexclusive itemexclusive offerexclusive schoolexclusive storyit esclusivoliving organism sample
Related words (215)
matchlessmentionnamenamednarrownominatenominatednonesuchnonpareilopt foroptimaloptimumordainordinateparagonparamountparochialpassedpeerlesspick
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pick outpickedpiece de resistancepin downpitchplumppoint atpoint outpoint topreclusivepreferpreferablepreferredprescribeprescriptivepreventiveprimeprivilegedprizeprohibitivepullqueenquintessencequintessentialrarerarefiedratifiedrecherchereferrefer torestrictedrestrictivesalt of the earthscreenscreen outscreenedseclusivesegregatesegregativeselectedselectiveseparateseparativesetset a limitset apartset offsettleseverseveralizesievesieve outsiftsift outsignifysinglesingle outsnobbishsnobbysortsort outspecialspecializespecifysplit hairsstand forstatestigmatizestipulatesubdividesubtilizesuperiorsuperlativesupremesurpassingsymbolsymbolizetabtakethe bestthe best everthe topsthe very besttoptopstypifyunanimously electedunmatchableunmatchedunparalleledunsurpassedvery bestvintagewinnowxenophobic
Noun(65 words)
most electmousingnl exclusiefnominatingoptoptionoptionsoptions menuoxfordpanelpanelingpanellingpanelspickpick at randompickingpicksplaylistpluckingplumping
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plumpsprefer biologicallypremiumprivilegedrafflingrandomly selectedrestrictedroutessample draftsample exercisesample for analysissample of substancesample paragraphsample productsample the watersamplessamplingsampling relatedscreenscreeningsecretary electedselect operation modeselectingsettle onshortlistshuffle questionssievessievingsingle partysingled forcesinglessinglingslicingsolution samplesorting algorithm choicespecifysubsetsubsetstapstarget algorithmtargetingteaching samplewere exclusivewinnowingwinnows
Adjective(15 words)
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Collocations
12 entriescareful selectionrandom selectionselect committeeselect dataselect fewselect groupselect participantsselect samplesselected itemsselection criteriaselection processselective sampling
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
6 entriessimilar
1 entriesSample sentences
17 total sentences available.
We must select one from among these applicants.
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He gave me a select brand of canned goods.
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The first necessary thing in choosing books to read is to select those which really interest you.
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