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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