SELECTIONS Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

selections

noun

plural of selection

as in choices

a person or thing that is chosen our selection was the third entrant in the dog show

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Relevance

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rejectees

as in options

the power, right, or opportunity to choose the inn's table d'hôte is excellent, but there's very limited selection

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as in samplings

a number of things selected from a group to stand for the whole a selection of the company's latest line of products for display at the trade show

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Recent Examples of selections At night there is also the popular Candles restaurant, with indoor and outdoor dining and a creative steakhouse menu (again with some James Beard chef selections). — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026 Smart’s Georgia teams have produced 84 draft picks and 21 first-round selections over his 10 years leading the program, including 63 draft picks and 15 first-rounders over the past six years with his recruits in place. — Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Two other all-league first-team selections are safety Jimmel Champion, who committed to Wyoming, and cornerback Maxx Hopkins. — Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 10 Aug. 2026 The Horned Frogs had two of the country’s best safeties last year with All-Big 12 selections Bud Clark and Jamel Johnson. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Aug. 2026 In addition, Antetokounmpo has been named to nine All-NBA teams (seven first-team selections and two second-team selections) and five All-NBA Defensive teams (four first-team selections and one second-team selection) during his career. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 10 Aug. 2026 The xx was particularly phenomenal, delighting a huge turnout of fans with selections from all three of the full-lengths that constitute this dreamy English indie-pop band’s excellent catalog. — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026 To dine early to mid-day, Cherubs and Honeycomb Cafe have excellent service and a healthy variety of selections in cozy spaces. — Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2026 The Busan Story Market (BSM) has unveiled 25 official selections for 2026, including international bestseller Hwang Bo-reum and two-time Hans Christian Andersen Award finalist Lee Geum-yi, drawing on original IP from four Asian countries. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026

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Noun

The most popular choices are either a double-sided safety razor (usually with a butterfly mechanism that makes changing blades easy) or a straight razor (also called a cutthroat razor).

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Individual choices look unremarkable, but across enough text, the pattern becomes detectable.

— Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of choices

Noun

Hurzeler has good options in the middle too, with new signings Luka Vuskovic, Pascal Struijk and Michael Svoboda compensating for Jan Paul van Hecke’s exit to Tottenham.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
The lush gardens and private office space provide plenty of scenic options for where to spend your alone time, while the covered patio is practically begging for a dinner party with the entire crew.

— Kelsey Mulvey, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of options

Noun

There will be 25 wineries, breweries and other vendors and samplings from more than 25 local restaurants’ best dishes and desserts along with live music and silent auction.

— Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026
The cases of Legionnaires' disease, a type of pneumonia caused by the Legionella bacteria, which can live in mist and water systems, prompted the SNHD to conduct environmental samplings at the Wynn, confirming its systems were infected with the bacteria.

— Carly Sauvageau, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026

Definition of samplings

Noun

The cold streak for the MLB best home run bets came to a merciful end on Saturday.

— Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Throughout his career, Ackman has built a reputation for taking unconventional positions and backing them with conviction—whether making bold investment bets or weighing in on contentious public debates.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of bets

Noun

After carefully selecting specimens with reliable dates and locations, the team extracted DNA using techniques designed for highly degraded historical samples.

— Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Putting aside the transport logistics, which generally puts turnaround in the 24 hours range, Biolyz can only handle about 160,000 samples annually.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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