singled out
Picked from many
Singled out means selected or distinguished from a group, often for special attention—positive or negative.
Someone singled out for praise receives individual recognition; someone singled out for criticism is specifically targeted: Why am I always the one singled out for blame?
The phrase implies deliberate selection from among others.
- scrutinizedExamined in close detail
- identifiedDetermined the identity of
- put on the spotForce uncomfortable immediate response
- chosenSelected from alternatives
- scapegoatedMade to bear others' fault
selected · ostracized · handpicked · discriminated · earmarked · targeted · marginalized · shamed · favored · highlighted · penalized · spotlighted · named · persecuted · victimized · labeled · designated · noticed
- accountabilityaccountability, responsibility, accountable, take responsibility, answerability
- humiliationashamed, abasement, embarrassed, chagrin, mortified
- examinedobserved, watched, inspected, studied, surveyed
singled outcollective
Jointly organized group
included · mainstreamed · assimilated · integrated · generalized
singled outblended in
Became indistinguishable from surroundings
unnoticed · anonymous · overlooked · ignored · passed over
single, out, singular, single-use, singles, single-file, single-origin, singleness, singularly