Selective Synonyms and Antonyms

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Synonyms for Selective

picky
The definition of picky is fussy, or overly exacting.
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particular
Specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing.
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finicky
Insisting capriciously on getting just what one wants; difficult to please; fastidious:
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careful
Attentive to potential danger, error, or harm; cautious:
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discriminate
Having the difference marked; distinguished by certain tokens.
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fussy
Paying great or excessive attention to personal tastes and appearance; fastidious:
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discriminating
Serving to distinguish; distinctive:
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choosy
The definition of choosy is to be very selective about things.
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eclectic
Selecting a mixture of what appears to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles.
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discriminative
Marked by or showing prejudice:
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discriminatory
Marked by or showing prejudice; biased.
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scrupulous
Precise; exact or strict
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Antonyms for Selective

open
Completely obvious; blatant:
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indiscriminate
Unrestrained or wanton; profligate:
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undiscriminating
Not discriminating
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unselective
Not selective; indiscriminate.
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uncaring
Devoid of concern or sympathy.
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Words Related to Selective

judicious
Having, or characterized by, good judgment or sound thinking
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precise
(Sciences) Of experimental results, consistent, clustered close together, agreeing with each other. This does not mean that they cluster near the true, correct, or accurate value.
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localise
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reactive
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Selective Sentence Examples

  • Such definitions, then, are to be accepted, if at all, as definitions of type, selective designations of leading but not strictly universal features.

  • There would be no selective reduction.

  • But it is forgotten that both the plant and the soil enjoy special powers of selective absorption, which remove and fix the better constituents of the water and leave the less valuable.

  • In city districts the modern practice is to restrict the number to four stations per line, and to equip the exchanges and stations for selective ringing.

  • But eventually they may in turn become, in changed conditions, of selective value.

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