Definitions

well-chosen

[wel-choh-zuhn] / ˈwɛlˈtʃoʊ zən /

ADJECTIVE

becoming

Synonyms

STRONG

enhancing fair welcome

WEAK

acceptable agreeable attractive beautiful comely cute effective excellent graceful handsome neat nice presentable pretty seemly tasteful

Antonyms

WEAK

improper inappropriate indecorous tasteless ugly unattractive unbecoming unfitting unseemly unsuitable

ADJECTIVE

considered

Synonyms

STRONGEST

studied treated

STRONG

advised contemplated designed examined express investigated mediated premeditated weighed

WEAK

aforethought designful given due consideration gone into intentional prepense studious thought-about thought-through voluntary well advised willful

Antonyms

WEAK

disregarded forgotten neglected unplanned unstudied

ADJECTIVE

felicitous

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apt opportune propitious telling

WEAK

applicable apposite apropos convincing fit fitting germane happy inspired just meet neat pat pertinent proper relevant seasonable timely well-timed

Antonyms

STRONGEST

inauspicious unsuitable

WEAK

improper inappropriate infelicitous inopportune unfitting untimely

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well-chosen

For seven well-chosen seasons, Sarah Michelle Gellar was the chosen one.

From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2026

Tunes — well-chosen ones — turn normal movie scenes into electric ones.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025

A well-chosen pair of socks isn’t a thoughtless gift.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025

Friedkin’s is spare and no-nonsense, ratcheting up the tension through well-chosen angles, lacerating cuts and performances that make vivid impressions even when allotted scant screen time.

From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2023

All it would take are a few well-chosen words to cut the tether.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan

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