Synonyms for selective
sɪˈlɛk tɪvse·lec·tive

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1. selectiveadjective

   tending to select; characterized by careful choice

   "an exceptionally quick and selective reader"- John Mason Brown

   Antonyms:
   indiscriminating, inclusive, undiscriminating

2. selectiveadjective

   characterized by very careful or fastidious selection

   "the school was very selective in its admissions"

   Antonyms:
   undiscriminating, inclusive, indiscriminating

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1. List of paraphrases for "selective":

   targeted, sélectif, non-selective, selectivity, non-selectivity, highgrading, size-selective, picky, choosy, selected

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1. Tatsuo Yasunaga:

   We'll be very selective ... But we won't be just waiting for a recovery in commodities markets. We'll be investing in the stakes which only become available to us because of the current conditions.

2. C. S. Lewis:

   Five senses; an incurably abstract intellect; a haphazardly selective memory; a set of preconceptions and assumptions so numerous that I can never examine more than minority of them - never become conscious of them all. How much of total reality can such an apparatus let through?

3. Lorraine Loots:

   Selective attention to detail, at times, my studio is so chaotic that I need to clear a small space on my desk amidst the pile of papers, paints, plants and figurines just to be able to work, but I'd spend an hour erasing and rewriting a letter that's a fraction of a millimeter too low/high/big/small.

4. Chief Financial Officer Charlie Bracken:

   We want to make small, selective strategic investments in content and you will not see us make dramatic transformative moves for the time being, We have no plans to buy control of ITV.

5. Barack Obama:

   If they want me to do some selective things, I'll be happy to do 'em, but I suspect that folks will be ready to see me go off to the next thing.