SELECTS Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

selects

verb

present tense third-person singular of select

as in chooses

to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities selected only two people out of 300 applicants for the summer internship

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Recent Examples of selects Regardless, Rodriguez has shown a high IQ for the game and will be a steal for whichever team selects him. —

Ty Kaplan, Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026 In the performance categories, BAFTA’s unique longlisting process has the Acting chapter vote determine the first seven places, while a jury selects the final three from those ranked eight through 13 in the chapter vote. —

Clayton Davis, Variety, 7 Jan. 2026 Ryder selects a team of special agents based upon the problem that needs solving. —

Bestreviews, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026 In an attempt to remedy that, the TIME photo department every year selects the ten images that made us, first, pause…then dig a little deeper into what went into bringing that image to your eyes. —

Time Photo Department, Time, 23 Dec. 2025 Under the new state law, the political party of a departing commissioner selects a replacement, which the board then votes to approve. —

Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 16 Dec. 2025 To start, one person, the Picker, selects a word that people are unlikely to know; the other players write down their most convincing definitions. —

Liz Maynes-Aminzade, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025 In this scenario, Mougey keeps his powder dry and selects the best player available. —

Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025 This year’s tree is a 53-foot red fir from the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest in Nevada, according to the Architect of the Capitol, which selects the tree each year. —

The Hill Staff, The Hill, 2 Dec. 2025

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Despite his games played-to-games missed ratio skewing too close to 50 percent, Guhle chooses to look at things in a positive light and looks to a former teammate for inspiration.

— Arpon Basu, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
If a player chooses not to negotiate with the Panthers, that player will be unable to sign elsewhere, unless Carolina relinquishes his rights by not offering him a tender.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 11 Jan. 2026