Antonyms for single out


Grammar : Verb
Spell : sing-guhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɪŋ gəl


Definition of single out

Origin :
  • early 14c., "unmarried," from Old French sengle, sangle "alone, unaccompanied; simple, unadorned," from Latin singulus "one, one to each, individual, separate" (usually in plural singuli "one by one"), from sim- (stem of simplus; see simple) + diminutive suffix. Meaning "consisting of one unit, individual, unaccompanied by others" is from late 14c. Meaning "undivided" is from 1580s. Single-parent (adj.) is attested from 1966.
  • As in name : verb choose, designate
  • As in opt : verb choose
  • As in pick : verb choose, select
  • As in segregate : verb discriminate and separate
  • As in select : verb pick out, prefer from among choices
  • As in separate : verb isolate, segregate
  • As in take : verb buy; reserve
  • As in choose : verb pick, select
  • As in individualize : verb distinguish
  • As in cull : verb pick out for reason
  • As in discriminate : verb show prejudice
  • As in distinguish : verb tell the difference
  • As in draw : verb take out, extend
  • As in elect : verb select as representative; choose
  • As in excerpt : verb take a part from a whole
  • As in favor : verb prefer, like
  • As in identify : verb recognize; label
Example sentences :
  • Why should we single out one of these abstractions to be the a priori condition of all the others?
  • Extract from : « Theaetetus » by Plato
  • Every man took his place, and endeavored to single out his victim.
  • Extract from : « King Philip » by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
  • She was kind to all her nephews and nieces, but did not single out one more than another.
  • Extract from : « Chatterbox, 1906 » by Various
  • For the reason of this we have only to single out one of the seven messages sent.
  • Extract from : « Christianity As A Mystical Fact » by Rudolf Steiner
  • It is impossible to single out passages, for the whole is golden.
  • Extract from : « A History of English Literature » by George Saintsbury
  • Single out the second from the right, and aim at the middle of his head.
  • Extract from : « My First Voyage to Southern Seas » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • But I could not single out the years, months, or days of this retrospect.
  • Extract from : « The Story Of My Life From Childhood To Manhood » by Georg Ebers
  • You single out a particular cab, and dart swiftly towards it.
  • Extract from : « Carriages & Coaches » by Ralph Straus
  • Here I single out only one thread in that vast fabric of associations.
  • Extract from : « Leinster » by Stephen Lucius Gwynn
  • It is a difficult matter to single out individuals from among them.
  • Extract from : « The Kaiser's Memoirs » by William II, German Emperor

Synonyms for single out

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