Synonyms of chosen

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• common
• average
• ordinary
• 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
• favorite
• selection
• pick
• candidate
• option
• nominee
• nomination
• preference
• liking
• designation
• like
• appointee
• appointment
• elective
• 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
• designated
• preferred
• elected
• named
• culled
• handpicked
• opted (for)
• tagged
• adopted
• nominated
• singled (out)
• cherry-picked
• appointed
• accepted
• tapped
• marked
• preselected
• set
• embraced
• fixed
• espoused
• settled (on or upon)
• tabbed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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
• died (for)
• craved
• fancied
• sighed (for)
• hungered (for)
• itched (for)
• ached (for)
• longed (for)
• yearned (for)
• decided
• panted (after)
• determined
• pined (for)
• thirsted (for)
• resolved
• hankered (for)
• lusted (for or after)
• repined (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
• settled (on or upon)
• figured
• concluded
• found
• decreed
• ruled
• questioned
• culled
• picked
• debated
• adjudged
• considered
• handpicked
• judged
• studied
• ruled (on)
• adjudicated
• pondered
• contemplated
• thought (about or over)
• singled (out)
• weighed
• deliberated
• arbitrated
• refereed
• entertained
• umpired
• ruminated
• chewed over
• cogitated
• mulled (over)
• meditated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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