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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“The Lost Boys,” featuring a well-chosen cast of rising stars and accomplished veterans, is hardly a perfect show.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

In a summer filled with tech layoffs and tone-deaf apologies, Astronomer may have pulled off the impossible: making data sexy — via Coldplay drama and a very well-timed, well-chosen celebrity cameo.

From Salon • Jul. 26, 2025

Some of that comes from the music, a well-chosen sampling of English- and French-language radio hits.

From New York Times • Feb. 22, 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

well-chosen

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