Decline and Handpick

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

Usage example: she declined to participate in the soccer game

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Handpick is an antonym for decline.

Handpick verb - To decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities.

Usage example: handpicked what she considered to be the cutest kitten from the litter

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Decline is an antonym for handpick.

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