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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

Example Sentences

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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

Its well-chosen symbols are hilariously, self-consciously, deliciously lame.

From Washington Post • Apr. 19, 2023

Reaching Snape, she crouched down, pulled out her wand, and whispered a few, well-chosen words.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.