selecting
Making a choice
Selecting is the act of choosing from among options.
You might be selecting a candidate for a job, selecting items from a menu, or selecting text to copy.
The word implies deliberation—weighing alternatives before making a choice: She spent an hour selecting the right gift.
In computing, selecting typically means highlighting or marking something for further action.
Act of selecting
- decisionSettled course of action
- optionAvailable course of action
- choiceAct of selecting
- preferenceFavored choice among alternatives
determination · sorting · screening · sifting · shortlisting · nominating · appointing · identifying
Superior select group
- privilegedHaving special advantages
- exclusiveLimited to one group
- restrictedLimited in scope
- limitedRestricted in extent
curated · bespoke · tailored · handpicked · premium · competitive · vetted · cherry-picked
Having keen judgment
- fastidiousExcessively attentive to detail
- particularSpecific or fussy
- pickyExcessively selective or particular
- choosyOverly particular about preferences
fussy · meticulous · critical · judicious · exacting · demanding · finicky · refined
Flavor perception ability
- inclinationDisposition toward something
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- fondnessWarm liking or affection
- penchantIngrained liking or tendency
liking · affinity · bias · predilection · leaning · favoritism · predisposition · proclivity
picking
Act of selecting
preference · determination · sorting · screening · sifting · shortlisting · nominating · appointing · identifying · highlighting
elite
Superior select group
- privilegedHaving special advantages
- exclusiveLimited to one group
- restrictedLimited in scope
limited · curated · bespoke · tailored · handpicked · premium · competitive · vetted · cherry-picked · rarefied
discerning
Having keen judgment
- fastidiousExcessively attentive to detail
- particularSpecific or fussy
- pickyExcessively selective or particular
choosy · fussy · meticulous · critical · judicious · exacting · demanding · finicky · refined · perceptive
taste
Flavor perception ability
- inclinationDisposition toward something
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- fondnessWarm liking or affection
penchant · liking · affinity · bias · predilection · leaning · favoritism · predisposition · proclivity · soft spot
- judging processjudging, scoring, ranking, deliberating, voting
- assigningassigning, allocating, appointing, attributing, crediting
- inputtyping, keyboard input, data entry, clicking, touch input
- Shabbat prohibitionsplowing, sowing, reaping, threshing, winnowing
- acquiringobtaining, getting, grabbing, seizing, taking
- computer mouseclicking, double-click, left-click, right-click, scrolling
selectingrejecting
Refusing to accept
refusing · declining · dismissing · discarding · excluding
selectingscattering
Distribution in many directions
dispersing · distributing · releasing · dropping · letting go
- natural selectionDifferential reproductive success
- selective memoryUnconsciously filtering past events
- text selection
- selective hearingUnconsciously filtering unwanted input
- random selectionChoosing without systematic bias
- jury selectionChoosing trial decision-makers