Pick
Root for
Root for verb - Take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- Everyone pick a character to root for and let's get it on!
- Below The Root for the Commodore 64 was one of the earliest games where you could pick the gender, race, and age of your avatar - with stats altered accordingly, and with hidden stats that fit the race in question.
Source: Sugar Wiki / Genius Programming
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Root for and Pick. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pick/root_for
Pick & Root for. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/pick/root_for>.
Root for or Pick. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/pick/root_for.
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