cherry-pick
verb
cher·ry-pick ˈcher-ē-ˌpik 
cherry-picked; cherry-picking; cherry-picks
intransitive verb
: to select the best or most desirable
transitive verb
: to select as being the best or most desirable
also : to select the best or most desirable from
cherry-picked the art collection
Synonyms
- choose
- cull
- elect
- handpick
- name
- opt (for)
- pick
- prefer
- select
- single (out)
- tag
- take
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Word History
First Known Use
1965, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
cherry-picked 1 of 2
adjective
as in selected
singled out from a number or group as more to one's liking claims that the committee used only cherry-picked facts in their report on the state of the nation's economy Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- selected
- select
- preferred
- favorite
- chosen
- picked
- handpicked
- favored
- of choice
- elect
- choice
- culled
- first-line
- fashionable
- screened
- exclusive
- picked over
- winnowed (out)
- weeded (out)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- average
- commonplace
- common
- ordinary
- run-of-the-mill
cherry-picked
2 of 2verb
as in picked
to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities cherry-picked the spacious corner office for his corporate fief Synonyms & Similar Words
- selected
- picked
- chose
- handpicked
- culled
- preferred
- named
- elected
- took
- designated
- tagged
- preselected
- nominated
- adopted
- accepted
- singled (out)
- appointed
- tapped
- opted (for)
- embraced
- marked
- set
- espoused
- tabbed
- fixed
- settled (on or upon)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- rejected
- refused
- declined
- discarded
- repudiated
- spurned
- disapproved
- jettisoned
- turned down
- negatived
- threw out
- threw away