Meaning & use
chosen
Selected from among several possibilities, especially after careful thought.
See it in a sentence
Only the chosen few were invited backstage to meet the band.
Teaching became her chosen career after years of considering other options.
A note on using this word
Chosen is the past participle of choose and functions as an adjective before a noun, as in chosen path or chosen one.
Words with a similar meaning
selectedpickedelected
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Words with an opposite meaning
rejected
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