selective
/səˈlɛktɪv/adjective3 syllables
Selective means: tending to select; characterized by careful choice.
Synonyms for selective2
adjective, as in tending to select; characterized by careful choice
discriminating
adjective, as in characterized by very careful or fastidious selection
What does selective mean?2
adjective
1
tending to select; characterized by careful choice“an exceptionally quick and selective reader”
2
characterized by very careful or fastidious selection“the school was very selective in its admissions”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with selective?19
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Selective in a sentence
- Our department has about one hundred postgraduate students, but entry is highly selective.Vanilla
- Be selective as to who you make friends with.Amastan
- Be selective about who you bring into your inner circle.Amastan
- Be selective about who you make friends with.Amastan
- White strawberries were born of a mutation during selective breeding.pip
- She's selective about whom she spends time with.Nuel
- Be selective in your battles. Sometimes peace is better than being right.CM
- Selective enforcement is a common expression of abuse and bias, invisible from the law alone.zogwarg
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