singling out
Choosing one specifically
Singling out means selecting one person or thing from a group for special treatment—usually negative.
A teacher singles out a troublemaker for discipline; a bully singles out the weakest kid.
The phrase emphasizes isolation: Why are you singling me out when everyone was talking?
Occasionally the treatment is positive: She was singled out for praise.
- pinpointingLocating with precision
- zeroing inProgressively targeting something specific
- honing inProgressively narrowing focus
- differentiateIdentify differences between things
- discriminateTreat unequally based on category
narrowing down · distinguish · setting apart · ostracizing · choose · distinction · highlight · isolate · select · cherry-picking · one by one · victimizing · scapegoating · name and shame · identify · targeting · picking on · earmarking
- highlightingemphasizing, stressing, underscoring, accenting, accentuating
- injusticeinjustice, inequality, discrimination, bias, prejudice
- identificationfingerprint, ID, ID cards, photo ID, passports
- online actionsposting, click, commenting, tap, replying
- reproachesblaming, scolding, rebuking, reprimanding, censuring
- assigningassigning, allocating, appointing, attributing, crediting
singling outoverlooking
Failing to see or consider
ignoring · neglecting · passing over · disregarding · glossing over
singling outhomogenizing
Making consistent throughout
standardizing · equalizing · normalizing · blending in · assimilating
single, singly, singles, singled, singleness, singling, single-handed, single-handedly, singlehood