Select Adverb Synonyms
limited, restricted, restrictive, exclusive, privileged, elite, closed
He belongs to one of those select clubs that accept you only if your family can be traced back five hundred years.
Select Noun Synonyms
selected, chosen, hand-picked, choice, special, preferred, preferable, favoured, favourite, exceptional, excellent, first-rate, first-class, superior, supreme, prime, better, best, finest, tiptop
We have set aside some of our select jewels for you to consider, Your Ladyship.
choose, pick, show (a) preference for, prefer, opt for, single out, hand-pick, distinguish
Select any two books from this pile. Anne was delighted to be selected from hundreds of candidates.
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Science / Biology / Natural Selection: The process of differential survival and reproduction of fitter genotypes; can be stabilizing, directional, or disruptive. Better adapted individuals are more likely to survive to reproductive age and MORE
Science / Biology / Selective Breeding: The selection of individuals with desirable traits for use in breeding. Over many generations, the practice leads to the development of strains with the desired characteristics. MORE
Science / Biology / Stabilizing Selection: A process of natural selection that tends to favor genotypic combinations that produce an intermediate phenotype; selection against the extremes in variation. MORE
Science / Biology / Directional Selection: A process of natural selection that tends to favor phenotypes at one extreme of the phenotypic range. MORE
Science / Marine Biology / Selection Pressure: A measure of the effectiveness of natural selection in altering the genetic composition of a population. See also natural selection. MORE
Technology / Television (TV) / Selective Use: In the study of television stars, a use of selected parts of the star's polysemy in a particular role. MORE