preselecting
Picking in advance
Preselecting is choosing something in advance, before a formal selection process or before other options are fully considered.
Software may come with preselected settings that users can change later.
In hiring, preselecting candidates means narrowing the pool before interviews begin: The committee spent hours preselecting applicants for the final round.
Selecting from alternatives
- pickingAct of selecting
- optingActively making a choice
- preferringLiking one more
- favoringShowing partiality toward
handpicking · cherry-picking · designating · nominating · appointing · electing · singling · prioritizing
Evaluative selection process
- shortlistingNarrowing to finalists
- narrowingReduction in width
- winnowingSeparating grain from chaff
- cullingSelective population reduction
sifting · sorting · vetting · qualifying · disqualifying · eliminating · excluding · whittling
Deciding something in advance
- favoringShowing partiality toward
- prejudgingDeciding before learning facts
- skewingCausing asymmetrical distortion
- influencingAltering someone's thinking
predisposing · slanting · weighting · rigging · stacking · manipulating · tilting · loading
Estimating future conditions
- predictingStating future outcomes
- projectingExtending outward from surroundings
- planningArranging for future events
- preparingMaking ready beforehand
anticipating · expecting · foreseeing · readying · earmarking · reserving · allocating · targeting
Arranging system settings
- settingContext of events
- defaultingFailing to repay debt
- initializingSetting to starting state
- presettingConfiguring beforehand
establishing · arranging · programming · customizing · specifying · designating · assigning · determining
choosing
Selecting from alternatives
- pickingAct of selecting
- optingActively making a choice
- preferringLiking one more
favoring · handpicking · cherry-picking · designating · nominating · appointing · electing · singling · prioritizing · ranking
screening
Evaluative selection process
- shortlistingNarrowing to finalists
- narrowingReduction in width
- winnowingSeparating grain from chaff
culling · sifting · sorting · vetting · qualifying · disqualifying · eliminating · excluding · whittling · trimming
predetermining
Deciding something in advance
- favoringShowing partiality toward
- prejudgingDeciding before learning facts
- skewingCausing asymmetrical distortion
influencing · predisposing · slanting · weighting · rigging · stacking · manipulating · tilting · loading · fixing
forecasting
Estimating future conditions
- predictingStating future outcomes
- projectingExtending outward from surroundings
- planningArranging for future events
preparing · anticipating · expecting · foreseeing · readying · earmarking · reserving · allocating · targeting · identifying
configuring
Arranging system settings
- settingContext of events
- defaultingFailing to repay debt
- initializingSetting to starting state
presetting · establishing · arranging · programming · customizing · specifying · designating · assigning · determining · defining
preselectingwinging it
Proceeding without preparation
randomizing · improvising · going with the flow · ad-libbing