Handpick and Spurn

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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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Spurn is an antonym for handpick.

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

Usage example: fiercely independent, the elderly couple spurned all offers of financial help

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Handpick is an antonym for spurn.

Nearby Words: spur, spurned, spurning

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