unchosen

Examples

• All

• They began in the practical manner, looking for jobs in their unchosen profession.

  Ten Seconds to Hell (1959)

• Instead, the change of assignment, viewed as a promotion by the librarian, was seen by Nancy as an unchosen obligation that would be too stressful.

  Academic text (1994)

• You will have unchosen suffering in life, no doubt about it.

• Well, unchosen suffering is going to happen, right?

• Only through luck, unchosen family ties, and the sacrifice of others was Alisa able to emigrate from Russia.

  Blog text (34)

• Our only choice is whether we should consciously affirm how nature and habit work in us, or whether we should fight those unchosen tendencies.

  Academic text (1999)

• The changes in her job were unchosen and left her feeling uncertain about the future.

• He felt burdened by unchosen responsibilities after his friend moved away.

• Many facing unchosen circumstances found solace in their shared experiences.

Synonyms

U

unselected

vsunchosen

3.2

Not chosen from a group or list

is the same meaning but uses a different word form

U

unpicked

vsunchosen

3.6

Not chosen or taken from a group

is limited to simply not being taken from a group or set

Antonyms

C

chosen

5.2

A person picked out or preferred over others

How Chosen

chosen

5.2

appointed

• Formal

3.4

nominated

3.2

considered

3.3

unchosen

1 5.1

ignored

1.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology