select vb
1 cherry-pick, choose, opt for, pick, prefer, single out, sort out adj
2 choice, excellent, first-class, first-rate, hand-picked, picked, posh (informal, chiefly Brit.) preferable, prime, rare, recherché, selected, special, superior, top-notch (informal)
3 cliquish, elite, exclusive, limited, privileged vb eliminate, reject, turn down adj cheap, indifferent, indiscriminate, inferior, ordinary, random, run-of-the-mill, second-rate, shoddy, substandard, unremarkable