selectees
Those picked out
Selectees is the plural of selectee—a person who has been selected.
The word appears most often in military and administrative contexts: The selectees will report for basic training next month.
It has a bureaucratic flavor, treating chosen individuals as a category to be processed rather than as people who earned something.
Those proposed for selection
- applicantsThose seeking acceptance
- finalistsLast competitors standing
- shortlistCulled selection for review
- prospectsExpected future outcomes
aspirants · entrants · inductees · appointees · invitees · enlistees · alternates · reserves
Competition participants
- competitorsThose seeking same goal
- qualifiersWords limiting scope
- seededPlaced in ranking order
- championsContest winners, top performers
winners · medalists · victors · runners-up · contenders · wildcards · brackets · matchups
Group sharing circumstances
- classGrouping by shared traits
- batchQuantity produced together
- poolCollective fund or basin
- rosterList of members
contingent · delegation · squad · team · assembly · collective · ensemble · gathering
Those being recognized
- awardeesThose receiving prizes
- distinguishedNotable and respected
- acclaimedPublicly and enthusiastically praised
- celebratedWidely known and praised
lauded · commended · decorated · acknowledged · recipients · laureates · scholars · fellows
nominees
Those proposed for selection
- applicantsThose seeking acceptance
- finalistsLast competitors standing
- shortlistCulled selection for review
prospects · aspirants · entrants · inductees · appointees · invitees · enlistees · alternates · reserves · draftees
contestants
Competition participants
- competitorsThose seeking same goal
- qualifiersWords limiting scope
- seededPlaced in ranking order
champions · winners · medalists · victors · runners-up · contenders · wildcards · brackets · matchups · draw
cohort
Group sharing circumstances
roster · contingent · delegation · squad · team · assembly · collective · ensemble · gathering · company
honorees
Those being recognized
- awardeesThose receiving prizes
- distinguishedNotable and respected
- acclaimedPublicly and enthusiastically praised
celebrated · lauded · commended · decorated · acknowledged · recipients · laureates · scholars · fellows · prizewinners
chosen
Selected from alternatives
- eliteSuperior select group
- privilegedHaving special advantages
- handpickedPersonally selected with care
curated · vetted · screened · approved · admitted · accepted · cleared · qualified · certified · credentialed
- sports starsall-stars, elite athletes, elite players, MVPs, superstars
- expendable soldierscannon fodder, expendables, disposables, fresh meat, warm bodies
selecteesvolunteers
Unpaid willing workers
enlistees · applicants · willing participants · walk-ons · draftees
selecteesrejectees
Those refused or declined
rejects · alternates · also-rans · losers · runners-up
selecteesselectors
Things that pick
choosers · judges · decision-makers · evaluators · selection committee
- carefully selected
- selected worksCurated compilation of writings
- hand selected
- not selected
- selected passages
- selected readingsCurated collection of texts