WEAL Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

weal

noun

ˈwēl

as in welfare

the state of doing well especially in relation to one's happiness or success the belief that somehow it is the nation's president who is responsible for the weal or woe of the people

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Recent Examples of weal Some people develop pin-sized, raised bumps (weals) when sweating—this condition is called cholinergic urticaria. —

Jennifer Sabour, Health, 10 May 2024 Today’s Rwanda is based on the deceptively simple premise that common work makes common weal. —

Jonathan M. Hansen, TIME, 7 Apr. 2024 Evince an old-fashioned interest in the public weal? —

Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 1 Dec. 2022 These and scores of other crimes against the public weal are carelessly grouped under this or that vague heading—libertarian prerogative, consumer sovereignty, anti-wokism, what have you—and enshrined as yet another instance of the way things have to be. —

Chris Lehmann, The New Republic, 30 Sep. 2021 Of course, the value (and advisability) of such a potent check depends on the quality of the state actors involved, and in the United States, agency officials are highly trained, relatively diverse, and demonstrably devoted to the public weal. —

Jon D. Michaels, Foreign Affairs, 15 Aug. 2017

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Noun

On one hand, there’s a strong humanitarian impulse and concern for collective welfare.

— Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
In November, the Indian government announced reforms, consolidating 29 separate labor laws into four comprehensive codes, walking a tightrope between balancing business interests and employee welfare.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026