WEAL Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

weal

noun

ˈwēl

Definition of weal

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 But as Telemundo’s Andres Cantor notes, there is little reason to believe Messi’s aversion is anything other than a genuine personality quirk, and one that likely blunts his own total earnings and weal. — Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 12 May 2026 Today’s Rwanda is based on the deceptively simple premise that common work makes common weal. — Jonathan M. Hansen, TIME, 7 Apr. 2024 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 July 16, Mayflower officers responded to a home on North Main Street regarding an animal welfare complaint.

— Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
The code also explicitly rejects model welfare or rights for AI systems.

— Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of welfare

Noun

Give that interest something concrete, such as researching a course, comparing destinations, or choosing a date.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026
The 21-year-old ultimately chose Sunderland and completed his move to the Stadium of Light, having scored 19 goals in 84 appearances for Lyon and after attracting interest from Premier League title holders Arsenal.

— David Ornstein, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of interest

Noun

After checking in, Kramer went to a sporting goods store, where agents saw him at the gun counter.

— Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026
The Kansas City metro area exports about $4 billion in goods to Canada annually, including vehicles, plastics, chemicals and agricultural products.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of good

Noun

Blasting Sharon Van Etten music on the subway and grinding out 18-hour shifts in her scrubs seems to be getting the job done, but happiness is a lot harder to deny when someone becomes determined to share it with you.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2026
Counsell must know by now that managing the Cubs in September is not a recipe for happiness.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of happiness

Noun

But what started with just a handful of rooms soon morphed into a whole health-and-well-being floor, with rooms and suites just down the hall from the gym, pool, and spa.

— Chadner Navarro, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2026
Right now, our absolute priority is the safety, well-being, and care of everyone involved.

— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of well-being

Noun

The group claims that HIV treatment has improved in the decades since the military initially categorized HIV as a health problem that disqualifies someone from enlistment.

— Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 15 Sep. 2026
Companies and health systems that treat ambient documentation as a pure software problem (deploy it, minimize edits and measure only time saved) are more likely to discover the limits the hard way.

— Pat Williams, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of health

Noun

The movie was accepted at the 2010 South by Southwest film festival and became an instant success, winning the Grand Jury Prize.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
College Football instills a lot of loyalty and support in people for their alma mater through the thick and thin of the program’s success.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026

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