chosen
Singled out deliberately
Chosen is the past participle of choose, used as an adjective to describe something or someone that has been selected: the chosen candidate, a chosen few.
It often implies special status or divine favor: the chosen people, the chosen one.
As a noun, the chosen refers to a select group: Only the chosen were admitted.
Deliberately chosen
- pickedChose from options
- handpickedPersonally selected with care
- designatedOfficially selected beforehand
- appointedAssigned to office
nominated · elected · singled out · favored · preferred · shortlisted · tapped · opted
Superior select group
- exclusiveLimited to one group
- selectCarefully pick from options
- privilegedHaving special advantages
- specialUnlike the ordinary
favored · blessed · anointed · destined · ordained · called · marked · exceptional
selected
Deliberately chosen
- pickedChose from options
- handpickedPersonally selected with care
- designatedOfficially selected beforehand
appointed · nominated · elected · singled out · favored · preferred · shortlisted · tapped · opted · culled
elite
Superior select group
- exclusiveLimited to one group
- selectCarefully pick from options
- privilegedHaving special advantages
special · favored · blessed · anointed · destined · ordained · called · marked · exceptional · distinguished
Israel
Middle Eastern nation
people · tribe · elect · remnant · sacred · holy · divine · Abraham · Moses · exodus
favorite
Most liked option
prized · cherished · desired · wanted · ideal · optimal · top · best · go-to · recommended
- irregular verbsbegin, began, begun, break, broke
- selection statusselected, unselected, picked, rejected, accepted
- Curatedhandpicked, selected, curated, compiled, anthology
- favoritesfavorite, beloved, cherished, darling, dearest
- special qualitiesunique, rare, exclusive, exceptional, extraordinary
- verb formsam, are, is, was, were
chosenrejected
Refused or turned away
unchosen · passed over · excluded · overlooked · dismissed
chosenrandom
Occurring without pattern
arbitrary · accidental · haphazard · indiscriminate · chance
chosenordinary
Standard, unremarkable
common · average · run-of-the-mill · commonplace · unremarkable
- chosen oneProphesied special individual
- chosen familiesIntentional kinship networks
- chose sidesSelected a faction
- the chosen oneProphesied hero figure
- chosen familyIntentionally formed kinship network
- chosen hero