well-chosen

Examples

• All

• A few well-chosen words can often be much more effective than a long, rambling explanation.

  Academic text (2011)

• But, you know, I think it would really benefit from a couple of well-chosen specific examples.

  Blog text (9)

• The paper was run by a fine staff well chosen by her father and well directed by him over the years.

  Fiction book (1991)

• I now agree that the term 'global warming' in our article was not well chosen.

  Blog text (21)

• It has to be very, very well chosen because it has to be appropriate for the level, yet challenging.

• Setting, too: The well-chosen word or phrase does much to paint a scene and create a mood.

  Academic text (2011)

• A well-chosen suite of indicators can also be very educational, particularly for the lay public.

  Academic text (1998)

• Sum up in a few well-chosen words the essence of a NASCAR driver.

  Stroker Ace (1983)

• Yet if the premises and goal are well-chosen, the conclusions may be both logically sound and valid in practice.

  Blog text (11)

• The topics were well-chosen for discussion, keeping the audience engaged throughout the lecture.

Synonyms

S

selected

vswell-chosen

56 2.0

Chosen from a group because they are best or most suitable

stresses appropriateness for a purpose or phrasing rather than general preference

C

choice

vswell-chosen

37 5.1

Very good and carefully chosen

focuses more on matching purpose or phrasing than on top quality status

W

well thought out

vswell-chosen

31 3.5

Carefully planned to work well

concerns choosing or phrasing to suit an effect rather than planning or design

H

handpicked

vswell-chosen

6 3.7

Carefully chosen for quality or a special purpose

emphasizes fitting a particular purpose or effect rather than selection method

S

select

vswell-chosen

• Formal

3 3.7

Very good quality and better than most others

highlights suitability to a specific purpose rather than elevated quality alone

H

happy

vswell-chosen

1 6.7

Said or written in words that fit well

has identical meaning but is the central descriptive adjective used here

Antonyms

I

ill-chosen

1 6.3

Not right for the situation and likely to seem awkward

How Appropriate

ideal

333 4.2

well-chosen

6 4.1

suitable

180 1.8

adequate

204 2.7

inappropriate

367 3.7

Surface Forms

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Etymology