| Main Entry: | cast |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | select for activity |
Synonyms: |
allot, appoint, arrange, assign, blueprint, chart, choose, decide upon, delegate, design, designate, detail, determine, devise, give parts, name, pick, plan, project |
| Main Entry: | elect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | select as representative; choose |
Synonyms: |
accept, admit, appoint, ballot, conclude, cull, decide upon, designate, determine, go down the line, judge, mark, name, nominate, opt for, optate, pick, pick out, prefer, receive, resolve, settle, settle on, single out, take, tap, vote, vote for |
Antonyms: |
ignore, vote down, vote out |
| Main Entry: | pick |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | choose, select |
Synonyms: |
cull, decide upon, elect, finger*, fix upon, go down the line, hand-pick, mark, name, opt for, optate, pick and choose, pick out, prefer, say so, separate, settle on, sift out, single out, slot, sort out, tab, tag, take, take it or leave it, tap, winnow |
Antonyms: |
refuse, reject |
| Main Entry: | preferred |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | favorite, chosen |
Synonyms: |
adopted, approved, culled, decided upon, elected, endorsed, fancied, favored, handpicked, liked, named, picked, popular, sanctioned, selected, set apart, settled upon, singled out, taken, well-liked |
Antonyms: |
ill-favored, rejected, undesirable |
| Main Entry: | named |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | chosen |
Synonyms: |
announced, anointed, appointed, approved, assigned, authorized, called, certified, chosen, commissioned, consecrated, decided upon, declared, delegated, deputed, drafted, elected, entrusted, favored, nominated, opted, ordained, pegged, picked, preferred, sanctioned, selected, settled on, supported, tabbed, vested |