Synonyms of well-meaning

well-meaning

adjective

as in generous

Related Words

• generous
• kindhearted
• kind
• altruistic
• benevolent
• charitable
• unenvious

Dissimilar Words

• jealous
• resentful
• envious
• invidious
• jaundiced
• covetous
• grudging
• greedy
• avaricious
• green-eyed
• begrudging
• rapacious
• grasping

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of well-meaning

There must be something magical about Block Island after all, but only time will tell if that magic will extend to Jo-Ellen and Rulla, who still doubts that Jo-Ellen’s proof was well-meaning. — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 15 June 2026

Still, there are some smart, well-meaning voices of caution who warn Democrats against forgetting their scruples. — Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026

The basic difference between my first draft that sold and my later drafts was that the Cable Guy character became less well-meaning in the third act and the Matthew Broderick character had to fight the Cable Guy harder, intellectually, to get him out of his life. — Simon Bland, IndieWire, 12 June 2026

However, the industry-wide goal of attaining human-like intelligence in AI systems will only make this content harder for people to spot, even with all the well-meaning government legislation in the world. — ArsTechnica, 12 June 2026