HANDPICK Antonyms

• pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

• select as an alternative over another

• see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way

• the person or thing chosen or selected

• the quantity of a crop that is harvested

• the best people or things in a group

• the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving

• a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument

• a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material

• a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends

• a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body

• the act of choosing or selecting

• select carefully from a group

• look for and gather

• harass with constant criticism

• provoke

• remove in small bits

• remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits

• pilfer or rob

• pay for something

• pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion

• attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example

• hit lightly with a picking motion

• eat intermittently; take small bites of

• the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury

• the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord

• pull or pull out sharply

• sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity

• rip off; ask an unreasonable price

• pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion

• strip of feathers

• look for and gather

• of superior grade

• selected or chosen for special qualifications

• pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives