Antonyms for picked


Grammar : Verb
Spell : pikt
Phonetic Transcription : pɪkt


Definition of picked

Origin :
  • "chosen for excellence," 1540s, past participle adjective from pick (v.).
  • verb choose, select
  • verb gather, harvest
  • verb break into something closed, locked
Example sentences :
  • Robert soon settled to work, and picked steadily and rapidly.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • If he had been picked up by any vessel I suppose he would have written.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • When she had gone he picked up an envelope and put a bill inside.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Pierre dropped his powder-flask, and one of them picked it up and gave it to him.
  • Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
  • She still held the two she had picked up from the floor in her one hand.
  • Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
  • He led the way into the house and picked up one of the posters, which lay on the floor.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • They were a hard-faced lot; he had not picked them for tenderness.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • He sat down and picked up the newspaper, and the print was clear.
  • Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
  • In the meantime someone had picked up the trail to the cliff, and Dozier followed it.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • When he opened the box, the first book which he picked up was The Conquest of Fear.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King

Synonyms for picked

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