I. adjective
Synonyms: select 1, chosen, exclusive, pick, picked, selected
Related Word: choice, rare; hand-picked, singled out; designated, destined, ordained; delivered, redeemed, saved
Contrasted words: refused, rejected, repudiated, spurned; disdained, scorned; damned, doomed, reprobate
II. verb
1.
Synonyms: choose 1, cull, mark, opt (for), optate, pick, prefer, select, single (out), take
Related Word: decide, determine, resolve, settle; conclude, judge; accept, admit, receive
Contrasted words: reject; dismiss, eject, expel, oust
Antonyms: abjure
2.
to select by or as if by ballot
the board of directors elected a new chairman
Synonyms: ballot, vote (in)
Related Word: choose, designate, name, opt, pick, select, single; nominate; appoint
3.
Synonyms: will , choose, like, please, wish