single out
[verb]
Synonyms: choose, cull, elect, mark, opt (for), optate, pick, prefer, select, take

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Related Words: screen, winnow (out), accept, admit, receive

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English Thesaurus: choose, pick, select, opt for/go for, decide on, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

single somebody/something ↔ out phrasal verb (see also single)
to choose one person or thing from among a group because they are better, worse, more important etc than the others
single somebody/something ↔ out for
I don’t see why he should be singled out for special treatment.
single somebody/something ↔ out as
One programme was singled out as being particularly good.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

choose to decide which one of several things you want:
I chose a black dress.
Which dessert should I choose?
pick to choose something, especially without thinking carefully. Pick is more informal than choose:
Pick any number from one to ten.
select formal to choose something, especially after thinking carefully:
The committee will meet to select a new chairman.
All our instructors are carefully selected.
opt for/go for to choose one thing instead of another:
Many car buyers opt for used vehicles.
I think I’ll go for the chocolate cake.
decide on to choose something from many possible things, especially when the decision has been difficult or taken a long time:
Thomas had decided on a career as a writer.
single out to choose one person or thing from a group because they are better, worse, more important etc than the others:
Why should he be singled out for special treatment?
One student was singled out for special attention.
take your pick especially spoken to choose anything you want, especially when there are many different things available:
You can take your pick from Bodrum’s many bars and restaurants.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

single out
single out (someone/something)
to choose someone or something for special attention.
Rosa was singled out by the teacher because her art project was so creative.

I don't know why they singled it out, but my report was severely criticized at the meeting.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

single out something
single out (someone/something)
to choose someone or something for special attention.
Rosa was singled out by the teacher because her art project was so creative.

I don't know why they singled it out, but my report was severely criticized at the meeting.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

single out
v. phr. To select or choose one from among many.
There were a lot of pretty girls at the high school prom but Don immediately singled out Sally.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

single out someone
single out (someone/something)
to choose someone or something for special attention.
Rosa was singled out by the teacher because her art project was so creative.

I don't know why they singled it out, but my report was severely criticized at the meeting.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲