Cull

Synonyms of cull

• select
• choose
• pick
• weed out

Antonyms of cull

• keep
• retain
• preserve
• protect

Collocations of cull

cull animals

Frequency: 80 %

The farmer had to cull animals from his herd due to disease.

cull population

Frequency: 70 %

The government decided to cull the deer population to prevent overgrazing.

cull weeds

Frequency: 60 %

The gardener had to cull weeds from the flower bed to allow the flowers to thrive.

cull data

Frequency: 50 %

The researcher needed to cull irrelevant data from the study to focus on the key findings.

cull trees

Frequency: 40 %

The forestry service had to cull diseased trees to prevent the spread of infection.

Idiomatic Expressions for cull

• Phrase: cull through
  Meaning: to sift through a large amount of information or data in order to select or remove specific items
  Usage: The researchers had to cull through hundreds of articles to find relevant data for their study.