chosen

1 of 2

noun

cho·sen ˈchō-zᵊn How to pronounce chosen (audio)

plural chosen

: one who is the object of choice or of divine favor : an elect person

chosen

2 of 2

adjective

: elect

: selected or marked for favor or special privilege

a chosen few

Example Sentences

Noun of the five sons in the family, he was his father's chosen and thus showered with attention and special gifts Adjective the chosen few who are invited to a gathering at the CEO's house at the end of the year

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Items are purchased by staff and chosen based on nutritional value, demand (based on sales) and availability ( through vendors Costco and Sam's Club), Brewer said.

Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com, 9 June 2017

Adjective

The chosen 9 editions make up an elevated assortment of a classic silhouette that is forever imprinted in history and culture.

Greg Emmanuel, Essence, 25 May 2022 The aerialist, who was killed during a BASE-jumping incident on May 16, was not one to skirt the potentially deadly consequences of his chosen lifestyle.

The Editors, Outside Online, 18 May 2015 This unusual access to the inner lives of others was surely an asset in her chosen career, fiction writing.

Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2022 In one episode, Weinstein orchestrates a family dance for Haart to post on Instagram, in an apparent act of support for her chosen career.

Philissa Cramer, sun-sentinel.com, 23 Nov. 2021 To get there, the scientists had to raise the chosen crab, born in 2015 from one of the crabs harvested a year earlier.

Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2021 To get there, the scientists had to raise the chosen crab, which then gave birth in the lab to dozens of healthy babies, proving her genetic viability.

Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com, 8 Oct. 2021 The chosen law firm would hire a computer forensic company to help determine what happened and how to prevent future data losses.

Kevin Krause, Dallas News, 10 Sep. 2021 The chosen three are initially enthusiastic participants in Bilton’s plan.

Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2021 See More

chosen 1 of 3

adjective

as in selected

singled out from a number or group as more to one's liking the chosen few who are invited to a gathering at the CEO's house at the end of the year

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

selected
select
preferred
favorite
favored
picked
elect
choice
handpicked
of choice
cherry-picked
first-line
screened
culled
fashionable
picked over
exclusive
winnowed (out)
weeded (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

common
ordinary
average
commonplace
run-of-the-mill

chosen

2 of 3

noun

as in choice

a person or thing that is chosen of the five sons in the family, he was his father's chosen and thus showered with attention and special gifts

Synonyms & Similar Words

choice
bet
pick
favorite
selection
candidate
nominee
option
like
preference
nomination
liking
designation
elective
appointee
appointment
selectee
preselection

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

rejectee

chosen

3 of 3

verb

past participle of choose

as in picked

to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities choose a computer that best suits your needs

Synonyms & Similar Words

selected
picked
taken
preferred
designated
elected
named
handpicked
culled
tagged
nominated
adopted
appointed
cherry-picked
preselected
accepted
opted (for)
tapped
marked
singled (out)
set
tabbed
embraced
fixed
espoused
settled (on or upon)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

refused
rejected
declined
spurned
disapproved
discarded
repudiated
turned down
jettisoned
thrown away
thrown out
negatived

as in wanted

to see fit you can wear whatever you choose to the party

Synonyms & Similar Words

wanted
wished
pleased
liked
willed
desired
coveted
craved
fancied
decided
resolved
determined
itched (for)
hungered (for)
died (for)
hankered (for)
repined (for)
ached (for)
pined (for)
thirsted (for)
sighed (for)
lusted (for or after)
panted (after)
yearned (for)
longed (for)

as in decided

to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration chose to write on a controversial topic for the local newspaper

Synonyms & Similar Words

decided
opted
determined
elected
resolved
selected
preferred
named
figured
concluded
found
settled (on or upon)
decreed
handpicked
ruled
culled
questioned
picked
adjudged
debated
considered
judged
studied
adjudicated
deliberated
arbitrated
pondered
refereed
contemplated
weighed
ruminated
meditated
entertained
chewed over
cogitated
umpired
ruled (on)
singled (out)
mulled (over)
thought (about or over)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

refused
rejected
declined
hesitated
abstained
delayed
halted
temporized
turned down
stalled
vacillated
wavered
waffled
shilly-shallied

单词	chosen
释义	chosen 1 of 2 noun cho·sen ˈchō-zᵊn plural chosen : one who is the object of choice or of divine favor : an elect person chosen 2 of 2 adjective 1 : elect 2 : selected or marked for favor or special privilege a chosen few Synonyms Noun bet choice pick selection Adjective cherry-picked choice elect favored favorite first-line handpicked picked preferred select selected See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun of the five sons in the family, he was his father's chosen and thus showered with attention and special gifts Adjective the chosen few who are invited to a gathering at the CEO's house at the end of the year Recent Examples on the Web Noun Items are purchased by staff and chosen based on nutritional value, demand (based on sales) and availability ( through vendors Costco and Sam's Club), Brewer said. Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com, 9 June 2017 Adjective The chosen 9 editions make up an elevated assortment of a classic silhouette that is forever imprinted in history and culture. Greg Emmanuel, Essence, 25 May 2022 The aerialist, who was killed during a BASE-jumping incident on May 16, was not one to skirt the potentially deadly consequences of his chosen lifestyle. The Editors, Outside Online, 18 May 2015 This unusual access to the inner lives of others was surely an asset in her chosen career, fiction writing. Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2022 In one episode, Weinstein orchestrates a family dance for Haart to post on Instagram, in an apparent act of support for her chosen career. Philissa Cramer, sun-sentinel.com, 23 Nov. 2021 To get there, the scientists had to raise the chosen crab, born in 2015 from one of the crabs harvested a year earlier. Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2021 To get there, the scientists had to raise the chosen crab, which then gave birth in the lab to dozens of healthy babies, proving her genetic viability. Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com, 8 Oct. 2021 The chosen law firm would hire a computer forensic company to help determine what happened and how to prevent future data losses. Kevin Krause, Dallas News, 10 Sep. 2021 The chosen three are initially enthusiastic participants in Bilton’s plan. Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2021 See More Word History Etymology Adjective Middle English, from past participle of chosen to choose First Known Use Noun 13th century, in the meaning defined above Adjective 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing chosen the/a chosen few the/a chosen few Kids Definition chosen 1 of 2 past participle of choose chosen 2 of 2 adjective cho·sen ˈchō-zᵊn 1 : carefully selected his chosen profession 2 : picked to be shown favor or given special privilege Only a chosen few were asked to join. chosen 1 of 3 adjective as in selected singled out from a number or group as more to one's liking the chosen few who are invited to a gathering at the CEO's house at the end of the year Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance selected select preferred favorite favored picked elect choice handpicked of choice cherry-picked first-line screened culled fashionable picked over exclusive winnowed (out) weeded (out) Antonyms & Near Antonyms common ordinary average commonplace run-of-the-mill chosen 2 of 3 noun as in choice a person or thing that is chosen of the five sons in the family, he was his father's chosen and thus showered with attention and special gifts Synonyms & Similar Words choice bet pick favorite selection candidate nominee option like preference nomination liking designation elective appointee appointment selectee preselection Antonyms & Near Antonyms rejectee chosen 3 of 3 verb past participle of choose 1 as in picked to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities choose a computer that best suits your needs Synonyms & Similar Words selected picked taken preferred designated elected named handpicked culled tagged nominated adopted appointed cherry-picked preselected accepted opted (for) tapped marked singled (out) set tabbed embraced fixed espoused settled (on or upon) Antonyms & Near Antonyms refused rejected declined spurned disapproved discarded repudiated turned down jettisoned thrown away thrown out negatived See More 2 as in wanted to see fit you can wear whatever you choose to the party Synonyms & Similar Words wanted wished pleased liked willed desired coveted craved fancied decided resolved determined itched (for) hungered (for) died (for) hankered (for) repined (for) ached (for) pined (for) thirsted (for) sighed (for) lusted (for or after) panted (after) yearned (for) longed (for) 3 as in decided to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration chose to write on a controversial topic for the local newspaper Synonyms & Similar Words decided opted determined elected resolved selected preferred named figured concluded found settled (on or upon) decreed handpicked ruled culled questioned picked adjudged debated considered judged studied adjudicated deliberated arbitrated pondered refereed contemplated weighed ruminated meditated entertained chewed over cogitated umpired ruled (on) singled (out) mulled (over) thought (about or over) Antonyms & Near Antonyms refused rejected declined hesitated abstained delayed halted temporized turned down stalled vacillated wavered waffled shilly-shallied See More
随便看	self-involvement self-isolate self-isolated self-isolates self-isolating self-isolation self-jus self-justification self-justifying self-killed self-knowing self-knowledge self-knowledges self-labeled self-lacerating self-laceration self-lacerations self-legislating self-life self-limitation self-limited self-limiting pasturages pastural pasture

chosen

noun

adjective

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Word History

Phrases Containing chosen

Kids Definition

adjective

adjective

noun

verb