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Adjective
▲
Singled out from a group as being of high quality or being catered to a particular taste
choice
handpicked
chosen
elect
favouredUK
favoredUS
preferred
recherché
selected
favouriteUK
favoriteUS
prize
culled
picked
preferable
recherche
screened
weeded
hand-picked
cherry-picked
carefully chosen
first-line
elite
fine
of choice
excellent
exclusive
superb
first-class
first-rate
more ❯
“Dinner will finish with a select range of cheese and crackers.”
Adjective
▲
Having exquisite qualities that appeal to a refined taste
exquisite
fine
premier
superior
top
elegant
elite
prime
quality
delicate
exceptional
rare
vintage
best
dainty
excellent
fabulous
posh
prize
stellar
sterling
superb
supreme
boss
cool
eclectic
finest
topnotch
tops
winning
first-class
first-rate
top-notch
high-grade
high-quality
top-class
A-list
tip-top
top quality
top-quality
world-class
number one
award-winning
blue-chip
first-line
prize-winning
top of the line
top of the range
grade A
more ❯
“Shown here are select fabrics that the renowned designer uses only for his well-heeled clientele.”
Adjective
▲
Only used by or consisting of a privileged group
exclusive
elite
privileged
favoredUS
limited
rarefied
cliquish
elect
entitled
favouredUK
honoredUS
honouredUK
special
advantaged
fortunate
indulged
lucky
noble
posh
private
selected
cliquey
restricted
clannish
exclusionary
closed
exclusory
chic
choice
elegant
more ❯
“This opportunity is such that the investor cannot lose, and only a select few have knowledge of this opportunity.”
Adjective
▲
Bearing exclusiveness
special
exclusive
particular
private
set
unique
restricted
specialisedUK
specializedUS
ad hoc
apart
atmospheric
bosom
chosen
delicacy
deluxe
distinguishable
exempt
fancy
giveaway
holy
loss leader
marked
meal
nonstandard
original
out-of-the-way
particularisedUK
particularizedUS
performance
privileged
quaint
some
special move
specialityUK
specialtyUS
technical
preferential
choice
concrete
Adjective
▲
Very fine in quality or luxurious
deluxe
luxurious
sumptuous
exclusive
expensive
grand
opulent
palatial
plush
rich
costly
elegant
splendid
superior
high-class
luxury
magnificent
quality
special
fancy
lavish
Lucullan
plushy
upmarket
Babylonian
choice
classy
fancy-pants
gorgeous
loaded
Lucullian
luxe
luxuriant
palace
posh
pricey
ritzy
silken
swank
swanky
swish
dainty
delicate
exquisite
first-class
luscious
lush
palatian
rare
recherche
splendiferous
super
well appointed
extravagant
over-elaborate
flowery
overwrought
wedding-cake
overdecorated
gingerbread
exaggerated
convoluted
overelaborate
aureate
overblown
grandiose
verbose
overripe
high-flown
grandiloquent
high-sounding
detailed
curlicued
magniloquent
bombastic
bedecked
rhetorical
oratorical
patterned
purple
gingerbreaded
bedizened
gingerbready
orotund
euphuistic
excessive
labouredUK
wordy
pretentious
figured
very elaborate
turgid
tumid
hifalutin
magnific
windy
variegated
overstated
sonorous
declamatory
fustian
inflated
laboredUS
swollen
garnished
contrived
marked
bizarre
grotesque
undue
overdue
insane
overweening
stiff
immoderate
intolerable
inordinate
plethoric
exorbitant
unconscionable
overextravagant
steep
overmuch
unmerciful
impressive
gilt
garish
skillfulUS
skilfulUK
pompous
gee-whizz
cluttered
tessellated
mosaic
with all the extras
with all the options
superb
lofty
with bells and whistles
trimmed
watered
goffered
crimped
epideictic
flatulent
gassy
Ciceronian
hyperbolic
gaseous
abundant
exuberant
crowded
adorning
embellishing
Demosthenic
arty-farty
Demosthenean
silver-tongued
valuable
precious
complex
complicated
over-detailed
overworked
periphrastic
fluent
eloquent
glib
enhanced
mouthy
theatrical
vocal
effusive
stilted
decked
voluble
articulate
tumescent
imposing
attractive
enhancing
pretty
untidy
over-embellished
over-ornate
mixed-up
messy
muddled
disarranged
staged
disorderly
high-wrought
lavishly appointed
beyond price
strained
nonfunctional
cosmetic
prettifying
garnishing
non-functional
for show
jewelledUK
metaphorical
tawdry
gilded
glossy
jeweledUS
flaunting
splashy
embroidered
meretricious
brilliant
superficial
bright
glamorous
sparkling
dazzling
coloredUS
colouredUK
excessively ornate
excessively ornamental
figurative
pleonastic
rhetoric
arty-crafty
hyperventilated
Ossianic
fancily decorated
highly wrought
redundant
prolix
diffuse
euphemistic
pleasing to the eye
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Something precise or exact
special
precise
exact
appropriate
particular
actual
clear-cut
complete
detailed
explicit
individual
certain
given
specific
specified
designated
proper
defined
earmarked
reserved
definite
custom-built
purpose-built
tailor-made
one
unidentified
unnamed
especial
anonymous
regular
singular
Adjective
▲
Of or related to a clan
clannish
cliquish
cliquey
exclusive
insular
narrow
unfriendly
close-knit
parochial
sectarian
akin
alike
aloof
associative
clanny
close
exclusionary
like
provincial
related
reserved
restricting
restrictive
unreceptive
unsociable
unwelcoming
elite
selective
limited
privileged
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Used to emphasize that something belongs to a particular person
own
personal
distinct
particular
distinctive
idiosyncratic
individual
respective
specific
characteristic
distinguishing
peculiar
personalisedUK
personalizedUS
separate
special
disparate
distinguished
express
individualistic
particularisedUK
particularizedUS
private
signature
unique
especial
essential
exclusive
identifiable
identifying
independent
individualisedUK
individualizedUS
inherent
innate
intrinsic
patented
representative
subjective
emblematic
endemic
resident
singular
very own
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Belonging to, or characteristic of, the aristocracy
upper-class
aristocratic
noble
blue-blooded
patrician
upper-crust
noble-born
elite
gentle
high-born
landed
landowning
titled
county
exclusive
genteel
grand
great
highborn
highbred
high-class
silk-stocking
top-drawer
upmarket
wellborn
classy
of noble birth
posh
snobby
well born
of gentle birth
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Of or relating to the process of selection
selective
choosy
demanding
particular
picky
cautious
critical
exacting
careful
discerning
discriminating
discriminatory
fastidious
fussy
pernickety
astute
choosey
faddish
tasteful
choicy
eclectic
faddy
judicious
nice
persnickety
scrupulous
hard to please
finicky
finical
dainty
more ❯
Verb
▲
To choose from a set of options
choose
pick
take
name
adopt
elect
handpick
nominate
specify
appoint
decide
favorUS
favourUK
prefer
set
stipulate
cull
designate
tag
determine
optate
peg
opt for
cherry-pick
decide on
hand-pick
pick out
settle on
single out
go for
fix on
pin down
settle upon
plump for
make a choice
make a selection
more ❯
“Homer would only select chocolate when presented with three separate ice-cream flavors.”
Verb
▲
To choose material for (a film or radio or television programme) and arrange it to form a coherent whole
edit
arrange
organiseUK
organizeUS
assemble
choose
rearrange
compose
reorder
put together
rank
group
class
grade
classify
categorizeUS
divide
order
separate
catalogueUK
codify
distribute
systematizeUS
tabulate
assort
file
collocate
type
relegate
peg
more ❯
Verb
▲
Select a quotation
extract
choose
quote
abstract
cite
copy
cull
excerpt
reproduce
repeat
take
abridge
condense
shorten
copy out
bring forth
cut out
note
glean
pick
pick out
single out
reference
recite
derive
parrot
paraphrase
rehash
retell
imitate
elicit
plagiarizeUS
refer to
draw on
allude to
plagiariseUK
Verb
▲
To establish what something or who someone is
identify
establish
ascertain
describe
determine
distinguish
recogniseUK
recognizeUS
discern
discover
finger
know
locate
recall
recollect
remember
certify
confirm
corroborate
decide
deduce
divine
fix
intuit
learn
settle
substantiate
validate
verify
name
pinpoint
place
spot
flag
analyseUK
analyzeUS
call to mind
detect
diagnose
ferret out
figure out
find
find out
formal
get a fix on
isolate
know again
know by sight
label
make certain of
mark out
pin down
point out
put a name to
put the finger on
single out
card
decide on
key
key out
make certain
make up your mind on
peg
put your finger on
separate
settle on
suss out
tag
work out
button down
determinate
diagnosticate
ID
make out
pick out
put one's finger on
tab
see
perceive
notice
comprehend
observe
realizeUS
pick up
descry
get
read
realiseUK
catch on
understand
conceive
appreciate
uncover
grasp
tell
behold
fathom
size up
catch
get to know
come to know
become aware of
take in
apprehend
check out
savvy
cognize
register
double-check
twig
suss
check up on
pick up on
make sure
unearth
sense
dig
anticipate
become cognizant of
have a hunch
tumble to
be aware of
become conscious of
catch on to
get the picture
cotton on to
fathom out
hit on
wise up
nose out
hit upon
list
mention
figure
add up
contrive
clinch
be sure
come upon
become aware
be certain
catch on to the fact
stumble on
know for certain
espy
feel
eye
difference
slang
secern
view
sight
regard
spy
remark
witness
discrepate
focus
rubberneck
severalize
foresee
look at
glimpse
suspect
make a distinction
see the light
get wise to
get a load of
make distinction
see through
catch sight of
tell the difference
scent
guess
seize
assimilate
compass
taste
apperceive
decipher
smell
deem
decode
infer
grok
believe
think
hold
consider
credit
just know
be cognizant of
be conscious of
get the impression of
get vibes
have a funny feeling
cotton to
get the drift
get the idea
feel in bones
feel in gut
catch the drift
be with it
have a feeling
get the impression
feel in your bones
dig up
dig out
look-see
get down pat
run down
latch on to
get the hang of
root out
rout out
scare up
hunt up
turn up
hunt down
get on to
scout up
dredge up
track down
get down cold
more ❯
Verb
▲
To choose to take up, follow, or use
adopt
embrace
assume
espouse
accept
appropriate
approve
support
endorse
implement
ratify
use
utiliseUK
utilizeUS
acquire
affect
arrogate
choose
follow
maintain
adapt
back
borrow
sanction
validate
take on
okay
seize
agree to
consent to
opt for
rubber-stamp
OK
take up
engage in
go in for
pick up on
accede to
tap into
assent to
give something the go ahead
give something the green light
give something the thumbs up
go down the line
more ❯
Verb
▲
To focus on or give precedence to
give precedence to
concentrate on
focus on
highlight
prioritiseUK
prioritizeUS
rank first
spotlight
emphasizeUS
emphasiseUK
stress
foreground
underline
weight
accentuate
accent
play up
point up
underscore
insist
affirm
italicizeUS
assert
strengthen
press
articulate
intensify
heighten
impress
feature
insist on
headline
illuminate
punctuate
dwell on
deepen
belabourUK
call attention to
dramatizeUS
pinpoint
harp on
focus attention on
draw attention to
flag up
charge
bring attention to
enunciate
pronounce
mark
maintain
reiterate
enlarge
dramatiseUK
betone
belaborUS
repeat
indicate
italiciseUK
limelight
give an emphasis to
bring to the fore
hit on
hit home
make emphatic
make a point
put the accent on
press home
point out
labor the point
make a point of
give prominence to
rub in
lay stress on
rub it in
bear down
put accent on
make much of
give priority to
put stress on
make clear
Verb
▲
Take out residue; remove impurities
sort through
examine
go through
go through with a fine-tooth comb
scrutiniseUK
scrutinizeUS
sift
investigate
screen
probe
explore
analyseUK
inspect
sieve
separate
work over
turn over
enquire into
research
conduct an enquiry into
review
fathom
go into
pan
look into
inquireUS
dig into
pore over
sort
comb
scour
ransack
hunt through
dredge
fossick
scrabble around in
turn inside out
rake
rifle
troll
rummage
forage
rummage around in
dig in
scrabble about in
dig through
fish around in
grub about in
turn upside down
fish about in
rifle through
leave no stone unturned
rummage in
rummage about in
sift through
delve in
grub around in
forage through
hunt
rummage round in
delve
root
leave no stone unturned in
grub
poke about in
rootle
beat the bushes
search high heaven
seek
look high and low
scan
skirr
poozle
look round
go over with a fine-tooth comb
look around
hunt around in
look all round
rake through
burrow
look
dig
burrow in
gouge out
scoop out
scratch
jump into
really get into
trowel
excavate
dig deeper
scrabble
ferret out
shovel
spade
dig deep
unearth
tunnel
jumble
mix up
mess up
poke around
toss
grope
disturb
ferret about
disorder
fish
disarrange
shake
disorganize
disarray
poke
fumble
disrupt
spy
shake down
sweep
look around in
finecomb
beat
go over
go through with fine-tooth comb
more ❯
Verb
▲
To separate, used especially of social policies that directly or indirectly keep races or ethnic groups apart
segregate
isolate
separate
dissociate
divide
insulate
sequester
closet
cut off
detach
disconnect
exclude
partition
protect
quarantine
seclude
set apart
sever
shield
choose
divorce
ghettoiseUK
ghettoizeUS
island
sort out
discriminate against
keep apart
single out
close off
separate out
set aside
split up
sunder out
more ❯
Verb
▲
To hire (somebody) for work or a job
hire
employ
engage
appoint
commission
recruit
enlist
take on
assume
enrollUS
enrolUK
fee
pay
place
retain
sign on
authoriseUK
authorizeUS
book
carry
delegate
draughtUK
draftUS
empower
exploit
ink
lay on
let
obtain
occupy
pick
pledge
procure
promise
secure
sign up
sublease
sublet
utiliseUK
utilizeUS
bring in
contract for
find help
give work
put on
take into employment
truck with
add to payroll
bring on board
fill a position
give a break
give job to
make use of
put on the payroll
put to work
secure the services of
take into service
take on board
have on the payroll
contract
reserve
acquire
sign
have in employment
apprentice
indenture
get
charter
prearrange
rent
lease
bespeak
mobilizeUS
come on board
muster
join
rally
raise
register
volunteer
record
enter
inscribe
oblige
incorporate
serve
initiate
mobiliseUK
solicit
attract
embody
admit
hitch
interest
join up
assign
enter into
count on
call to arms
press into service
more ❯
Verb
▲
To consider to be true without evidence
postulate
assume
hypothesiseUK
hypothesizeUS
presuppose
suppose
advance
posit
presume
propose
suggest
hypothecate
predicate
premise
say
theoriseUK
theorizeUS
put forward
affirm
assert
aver
choose
claim
estimate
figure
guess
nominate
solicit
speculate
submit
take for granted
take as a hypothesis
suspect
discern
intuit
perceive
gather
apprehend
understand
glean
fancy
opine
savvy
recognizeUS
grasp
esteem
cognize
imagine
ascertain
anticipate
comprehend
appreciate
tumble to
prevision
see
get
foresee
daresay
realizeUS
imply
deem
conceive
conclude
figure out
suss
foreknow
discover
forefeel
twig
divine
recogniseUK
realiseUK
visualizeUS
visualiseUK
dare-say
dare say
catch on to
assess
latch on to
cotton on to
get the picture
prophesy
take a stab
dream up
be of the opinion
have a sneaking suspicion of
pick out
take a shot
cook up
be given to understand
compute
enumerate
get the measure of
sum
run over
think through
look upon
calculate roughly
roughly calculate
look into
count
budget for
cypherUK
account for
cipherUS
decide on
more ❯
Verb
▲
To choose to have something
like
prefer
desire
want
choose
crave
fancy
favorUS
favourUK
love
care for
could do with
covet
elect
feel like
have a preference for
incline toward
lean toward
lean towards
long for
need
rather
relish
aspire to
be inclined toward
be partial to
endorse
feel inclined toward
hanker after
hunger for
opt for
pine for
require
wish for
ache for
approve of
be turned on to
go for
have an urge for
have eyes for
itch for
lust after
lust for
spoil for
suggest
take to
thirst for
would rather
would sooner
yearn for
die for
take a liking to
take a shine to
welcome
opt
think fit
care
be inclined
consider
command
incline
feel
think best
feel inclined to
feel inclined
have a mind to
have an inclination
enjoy
desiderate
savorUS
adore
dig
savourUK
sanction
dream of
have a craving for
have a yearning for
rejoice in
be enamored of
delight in
revel in
be desirous of
set one's heart on
get off on
have a yen for
be mad for
be wild for
sigh for
be crazy about
fall for
more ❯
Noun
▲
The best or most desirable among a category, kind or class
elect
A-list
elite
aristocracy
best
choice
chosen
cream
fat
flower
illuminati
pick
pink
pride
priesthood
prime
royalty
favoredUS
favouredUK
corps d'elite
upper crust
top
the crème de la crème
cream of the crop
nonpareil
quality
first class
select few
four hundred
finest
paragon
ultimate
ideal
height
nobility
core
gentry
favoriteUS
favouriteUK
pick of the bunch
top drawer
upper class
trophy
skim
pride and joy
crown jewel
leading light
most select
perfection
epitome
beauty
lifeblood
model
apotheosis
heart
quintessence
essentiality
essence
soul
embodiment
shining example
substance
spirit
prototype
archetype
first
stuff
more ❯
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