Definition for Selection:

• The act of selecting; a number of things selected. Natural selection, the process by which Nature selects for survival the animals and plants that are fitted to live on under changed conditions of existence; called also the survival of the fittest.

Synonyms for Selection:

• n.

  •
  • conclusion,
  • appropriation,
  • resolution,
  • reservation.
  •
  • reading.
  •
  • adaptation,
  • modification.
  •
  • assortment,
  • variety.
  •appointment (noun)
  • naming,
  • certification,
  • ordination.
  •choice (noun)
  • judgment,
  • desire,
  • discretion,
  • wish,
  • determination,
  • volition.
  •extract (noun)
  • cuttings.
  •merchandise (noun)
  • stock.

Paraphrases for Selection:

• Forward Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    election, elections.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    election.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    preselection.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    nominees, Qualities, attributes, requirements, reports, Atlases, discuss, states, chosen, selector, shift, SEL.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    data, composition, assortment, collection, discretion, chosen, range, sample, shift, sampling, prequalification, non-selectivity.
  • Verb, past tense
    used.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    follows.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    Selecting, choice, choices, Choosing, screening, adjudication.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    Selecting, choice, selectivity, Choosing, selectiveness, screening, adjudication, selector, preference.

Antonyms for Selection:

• n.

  • preference from among choices
    refusal, rejection.
  • Other antonyms:
    force, coercion, duty, obligation, duress, Hobson's Choice.

Homophones for Selection:

• school system, socialisation, sluice down, selectwoman, social system, silk cotton, sleek down, selectman, solicitation, slick down, social action, social station, socialization.

Hypernym for Selection:

• n.

  • act
    election, determination, conclusion, voting, decision, balloting, casting, sampling, willing, volition, colouration, coloration, ballot, vote.

Hyponym for Selection:

• n.

  • act
    action.
  • group
    salmagundi, miscellany, assortment, miscellanea, motley, smorgasbord, variety, mixture, mixed bag, potpourri.