GOODWILL Synonyms: 118 Similar and Opposite Words

goodwill

noun

ˌgu̇d-ˈwil

Definition of goodwill next

as in friendship

kindly concern, interest, or support the long tradition of goodwill that exists between the United States and Canada

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as in willingness

cheerful readiness to do something took on the task of coaching the soccer team with lots of zeal and goodwill

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Recent Examples of goodwill The contract provided Cincinnati a license to use Sorsby’s NIL for publicity, promotional and goodwill purposes, and Sorsby says he was paid $875,000 last season through the deal. —

Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 29 Apr. 2026 Charles’s visit has been viewed by some as a goodwill gesture to cool those tensions. —

Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 28 Apr. 2026 Ultimately, his earlier achievements at Borussia Dortmund, as well as Liverpool, meant there was plenty of goodwill knocking around and no obvious appetite for change, even on the internet. —

Simon Hughes, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026 Corporations invest heavily in their brand names and the goodwill associated with them. —

Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for goodwill

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Noun

Men’s interests, appetites, jawlines, leg lengths, testosterone levels, and friendships or lack thereof have been the object of feverish media attention in the past couple of years.

— Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
An emo band whose members might otherwise now be at their most stable and content, they still seem authentically driven by unbridled, urgent emotion—only now their breakups involve lawyers, and the friendship drama occurs between people who rely on each other for income.

— Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 4 May 2026