WELFARE Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

welfare

noun

ˈwel-ˌfer

Definition of welfare

as in interest

the state of doing well especially in relation to one's happiness or success the social worker was pleased at the improvement in the child's welfare

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Recent Examples of welfare Child welfare officials have said a reduction in Sunshine’s beds would significantly affect the state’s ability to place children in homes and would likely lead to siblings in foster care being split up and sent to different homes. — Jacques Billeaud, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Gaetz said issues with Florida’s child welfare system aren’t new, noting similar grand jury reports from 2002, 2011 and 2014, which all raised similar concerns about the department, Gaetz said. — Romy Ellenbogen Herald, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026 Steppach, 49, was the owner of Tim’s Tavern on Edison Avenue, where people protested daily in December after Steppach pleaded no contest to three misdemeanor counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a minor. — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 3 Sep. 2026 Coefficient, which is on track to give away $2 billion this year, is already a major force in global public health and in animal welfare. — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for welfare

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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

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 nonprofit is focused on improving health for moms and their babies.

— Jada Robison, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026
The defense got some meaningful improvements in the offseason (notably by uncharacteristically trading for Dexter Lawrence), but their season will once again come down to Joe Burrow’s health.

— Chad Graff, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of health

Noun

Vettese said the collection continues to be rooted in her Italian heritage, mixed with her American life including the color, happiness and California sunshine of her childhood.

— Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2026
In his latest column, Joshua Rothman explores this decline in happiness among the youth, finding that the problem goes beyond their smartphones.

— David Remnick, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of happiness

Noun

Introducing small leather goods, a card-holder, zip card-holder, zip-around wallet, passport cover and small crescent pouch were created to accompany its overarching accessories collection.

— Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026
The ban covers imports of all goods from the settlements and bars companies from providing services for the settlements, including financing, construction, infrastructure, real estate and advertising.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of good

Noun

For the sake of this draft, no extra value was given to a rookie, who can be on their first deal for four more seasons, over a fourth-year player, who is heading for a new deal next offseason.

— Victor Wembanyama, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
The ban covers sparkling grape wine, malt beer, rice wine or sake, Irish and Scotch whiskies, and pisco and singani – as long as they are packaged.

— Fritz Farrow, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of sake

Noun

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

Definition of weal

Noun

Even with their reluctance to run, the Tigers rank last with a 69 percent success rate on steals.

— Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
But, Pace says, those successes also should raise questions among policymakers about whether and why a civil government agency such as NASA needs to operate launch sites in the first place.

— Elizabeth Howell, Scientific American, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of success

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