Synonyms for selection
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A musical piece.
For my next selection, I'll play Happy Birthday in F-sharp minor.
- n. 2
The process or act of selecting.
The large number of good candidates made selection difficult.
- n. 3
Something selected.
My final selection was a 1934 Chateau Lafite.
- n. 4
A variety of items taken from a larger collection.
I've brought a selection of fine cheeses to go with your wine.
Forms
- Plural
- selections → choices, options, picks, assortments…
Example sentences
- choice A pizza topped with mozzarella is my first choice.
- pick Could you send someone up to pick up some laundry?
- option I could not find the right menu option on the ATM.
- assortment Tonight, we'll have an assortment for dinner.
- collection He couldn't calculate the price of the collection.
- diversity Globalization destroys the diversity of languages.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| selection | steady | |
| choice | rising | |
| pick | rising | |
| option | rising | |
| assortment | steady | |
| collection | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- pick1
- 5 letters
- piece1, draft1
- 6 letters
- number2, choice1, option2, subset2
- 7 letters
- extract2, excerpt2, draught1
- 8 letters
- election3, survival3
- 9 letters
- diversity4, preoption
- 10 letters
- collection3, preference3, assortment3, excerption
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (number2 = 2 syllables).