Synonyms of culled

culled 1 of 2

adjective

as in screened

Related Words

• screened
• picked over
• weeded (out)
• selected
• winnowed (out)
• picked
• handpicked
• chosen
• exclusive
• elect
• preferred
• select
• cherry-picked
• fashionable
• favored
• first-line
• favorite
• choice

Dissimilar Words

• average
• common
• ordinary
• commonplace
• run-of-the-mill

culled

2 of 2

verb

past tense of cull

as in selected

to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities

culled the best short stories from the author's body of writings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• selected
• picked
• chose
• named
• took
• elected
• preferred
• handpicked
• cherry-picked
• designated
• tagged
• singled (out)
• opted (for)
• adopted
• nominated
• tapped
• appointed
• accepted
• marked
• set
• preselected
• embraced
• espoused
• tabbed
• fixed
• settled (on or upon)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejected
• refused
• declined
• turned down
• discarded
• disapproved
• repudiated
• spurned
• jettisoned
• negatived
• threw out
• threw away

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of culled

Verb

In fact, when the Chicago Horror Film Festival begins Friday at Landmark’s Century Centre Cinema in Lakeview, its schedule of 150 films — mostly shorts, a few features — will have been culled from more than 650 submissions. — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026

Cheerful images of daisies and sunflowers, culled from hardware store seed packets and perfume advertisements, sit alongside micrographs of cells and other elements invisible to the naked eye. — Ryan Sullivan, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

The fest’s lineup of several dozen films is generally culled from other festivals, though a handful of films are making their world premieres in the Hamptons. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026

This year’s feature lineup was culled from nearly 2,000 entries, winnowed over seven months to just a few dozen features, shorts, and other programming. — David Bloom, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Curator Marcus Lobbes developed the concept with Nils Corte and dramaturge Andri Hardmeier, feeding computers about 1,000 images culled from the 15 prior Bayreuth Ring productions. — ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

But a footnote says facial recognition searches are allowed with still images culled from the cameras. — Sarah Matusek, Christian Science Monitor, 23 July 2026

Interiors are accented with design touches culled from the pair’s travels to Morocco, India, and Europe, while cyclone-resistant walls of glass provide a seamless connection to the tropical surroundings. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 10 July 2026

These two cheaper Surface devices join the Surface Book, Surface Hub, Surface Duo, Surface Laptop Studio, and a range of other Surface devices that Microsoft has culled from its lineup over the past few years. — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 2 July 2026