Selection synonyms and antonyms
sĭ-lĕk'shən
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The definition of choice is the act of making a selection or the person or thing which is selected.
The act of making or arriving at a decision:
collectanea
A selection of passages from one or more authors; an anthology.
An instance of this:
The concept that, in a society, industry, corporation, etc., those individuals or groups who are superior or best suited will succeed in the competitive struggle for success or dominance
(Art, painting) That which is picked in, as with a pointed pencil, to correct an unevenness in a picture.
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indiscrimination (antonym)
The condition of being indiscriminate; lack of discrimination
The act of making a choice.
The right of a creditor to priority of payment.
rejection (antonym)
The state of being rejected.
The condition of a husband and wife who remain married but who live apart, whether by mutual agreement or by decree of a court. See also divorce.
Alternative spelling of cooptation.
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The act by a legislative body to designate or set aside public funds for a government expenditure.
The act of adopting, or state of being adopted; voluntary acceptance of a child of other parents to be the same as one's own child.
A passage or segment taken from a longer work, such as a literary or musical composition, a document, or a film.
In evolution, the process by which certain individuals of a species, having characters that help them adapt to their specific environment, tend to leave more progeny and transmit their characters, while other individuals of the same species, less able to adapt, tend to leave fewer progeny or to die out: over the course of generations, the gene pool of the species comes to reflect this adaptation
methodical selection
An evolutionary process
change by sport
An evolutionary process
(Physiology) The responsive adjustment of a sense organ, such as the eye, to varying conditions, such as light intensity.
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The principle that living organisms develop only from other living organisms and not from nonliving matter.
Mendelian fitness
An evolutionary process
A collection of varying but related items.
Selection, array.
The quality or condition of being various or varied; diversity:
reading (related)
An official or public recitation of written material:
Making fine distinctions; discerning
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Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles:
(Electronics) Able to reject frequencies other than the one selected or tuned.
analecta
analects
Collected literary excerpts or passages
An anthology is a collection of music from one artist.
chrestomathy
A collection of written passages, used to learn an unfamiliar language.
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The act of denying rights, benefits, justice, equitable treatment, or access to facilities available to all others, to an individual or group of people because of their race, age, gender, handicap or other defining characteristic. See also reverse discrimination.
The process or method of selecting one or more individuals from a group, as for a service or duty:
The act of choosing; choice
The state or quality of being selective
A group of voters alike in some way:
The definition of an extract is a concentrated form of something.
selction (related)
array (related)
listing (related)
combination (related)
promiscuity (antonym)
Promiscuous sexual behavior.
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A right held back or given to the grantor, such as some right, profit, or interest in the estate or property that is being granted; a delayed decision by a court or other body on a point of law; a preservation of the right to dispute a point of contract by a party nevertheless performing same (such as, performing under reservation). See also under protest.
sexual-selection
A type of natural selection, where members of the sexes acquire distinct forms either because the members of one sex choose mates with particular features or because in the competition for mates among the members of one sex only those with certain traits succeed.
unconscious selection
An evolutionary process
A partial or slight change in form or content
Darwinian process
An evolutionary process
A path, channel, or duct through, over, or along which something may pass:
The act of excerpting or selecting.
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