Cull and Decline

Cull

Cull verb - To decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities.
Usage example: culled the best short stories from the author's body of writings

Decline is an antonym for cull.

Nearby Words: culled, culling, cully, culler

Decline

Decline verb - To show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to.

Cull is an antonym for decline.

Common collocations

tendency cull tendency decline tendency
race cull race decline race
world cull world decline world
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