Antonyms for select

Grammar : Adj, verb

Spell : si-lekt

Phonetic Transcription : sɪˈlɛkt

Definition of select

Origin : 1560s, from Latin selectus, past participle of seligere "choose out, single out, select; separate, cull," from se- "apart" (see secret (n.)) + legere "to gather, select" (see lecture (n.)). The noun meaning "a selected person or thing, that which is choice" is recorded from c.1600. New England selectman first recorded 1640s.

adj excellent, elite, preferable
verb pick out, prefer from among choices

Example sentences :

It is not necessarily his own religious belief that he will select.
Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook

He then went on to give a number of examples in point, of which we select a few.
Extract from : « De Libris: Prose and Verse » by Austin Dobson

"You go straight ahead and select any location you like," said Marian.
Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter

Only that small, select number who were above, and led all the rest.
Extract from : « Tip Lewis and His Lamp » by Pansy

The divine appetite once fostered, let it select its own food.
Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

He determined to open a select school for advanced scholars.
Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin

I thought you might look for a rug, but I'd rather go with you to select it.
Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington

She had resolved to select the place with the most promising name.
Extract from : « Four Girls and a Compact » by Annie Hamilton Donnell

He was very pleased when I permitted him to select his own hat.
Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson

Hast thou heard the saying of Ceredig, A wise and select king?
Extract from : « Y Gododin » by Aneurin

Synonyms for select

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