pick - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

the act of choosing or selecting

Synonyms

• choice
• option
• pick
• selection

More generic

• action

More specific

• ballot
• balloting
• casting
• coloration
• colouration
• conclusion
• decision
• determination
• election
• sampling
• volition
• vote
• voting
• willing

Noun

a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body

Synonyms

• pick

More generic

• basketball play

Noun

a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends

Synonyms

• pick
• pickax
• pickaxe

More generic

• edge tool

More specific

• mattock

Noun

a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material

Synonyms

• pick

More generic

• hand tool

More specific

• ice pick
• icepick
• toothpick

Noun

a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument

Synonyms

• pick
• plectron
• plectrum

More generic

• device

More specific

• guitar pick

Noun

the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving

Synonyms

• filling
• pick
• weft
• woof

More generic

• thread
• yarn

Related

• weave

Related

• cloth
• fabric
• material
• textile

Noun

the person or thing chosen or selected

Synonyms

• choice
• pick
• selection

More generic

• deciding
• decision making

More specific

• favorite
• favourite
• pleasure
• way

Noun

the best people or things in a group

Synonyms

• cream
• pick

More generic

• elite
• elite group

Noun

the quantity of a crop that is harvested

Synonyms

• pick
• picking

More generic

• output
• production
• yield

Verb

remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits

Synonyms

• clean
• pick

More generic

• remove
• take
• take away
• withdraw

Verb

remove in small bits

Synonyms

• pick

More generic

• remove
• take
• take away
• withdraw

Verb

select carefully from a group

Synonyms

• pick

More generic

• choose
• pick out
• select
• take

More specific

• hand-pick

Verb

harass with constant criticism

Synonyms

• blame
• find fault
• pick

More generic

• criticise
• criticize
• knock
• pick apart

Verb

eat intermittently; take small bites of

Synonyms

• nibble
• pick
• piece

More generic

• eat

Verb

hit lightly with a picking motion

Synonyms

• beak
• peck
• pick

More generic

• strike

Verb

look for and gather

Synonyms

• cull
• pick
• pluck

More generic

• collect
• garner
• gather
• pull together

Also See

• pick off
• pick over
• pick up

More specific

• berry
• mushroom

Verb

attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example

Synonyms

• break up
• pick

More generic

• pierce

Related

• chop
• hack

Verb

pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion

Synonyms

• pick
• pluck
• plunk

More generic

• draw
• pull

More specific

• twang

Verb

provoke

Synonyms

• pick

More generic

• call forth
• evoke
• kick up
• provoke

Verb

pay for something

Synonyms

• foot
• pick

More generic

• pay

Verb

pilfer or rob

Synonyms

• pick

More generic

• rob

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