select

Meaning

Adj

1. Privileged, specially selected.
2. Of high quality; top-notch.

Verb

1. To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options.
2. To obtain a set of data from a database using a query.

Synonyms

choose

pick

⛏️

pick out

elect

take

choice

prefer

cull

appoint

assort

vote

single out

sort

chosen

excellent

pick up

collect

picked

designate

name

prime

screen

set aside

adopt

sort out

obtain

opt

assign

divide

inspect

separate

elite

sift

special

like

excerpt

nominate

exquisite

superior

extract

ordain

make a choice

fine

winnow

blue-ribbon

pick and choose

gather

co-opt

love

❤️

choose from

prize

quality

beat

reserve

keen

keep

limit

marvelous

nifty

notice

option

outstanding

picking

pick over

pluck

point

precious

privileged

receive

recherche

recruit

segregate

selection

selective

set

set apart

share

slap-up

splendid

split

spy

sterling

stunning

suggest

super

take off

take possession of

tap

thorn

tributary

upper-class

wale

wash out

weed out

cull out

decide on

fix on

pick from

share out

fix upon

decide for

cull from

extraordinaire

jimhickey

creen

help oneself to

best

slection

good

👍

accept

🉑

accommodate

adapt

adjust

admirable

allocate

appropriate

aristocratic

assorted

augur

bang-up

betoken

brag

bring

call

clannish

classify

clean up

cliquish

conclude

consecrate

constitute

copesetic

corking

count

🔢

crackerjack

cracking

dandy

decide

dedicate

define

desire

dial

discard

discover

distribute

election

eliminate

examine

exclusive

find out

first-class

garble

get angry

glisten

golden

hand-picked

harvest

highlight

indicate

instruct

jimdandy

Hyphenated as

se‧lect

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɪˈlɛkt/

Etymology

From Latin sēlēctus, perfect passive participle of sēligō (“choose out, select”), from sē- (“without; apart”) + legō (“gather, select”).