WELL-WISHERS Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

well-wishers

noun

plural of well-wisher

as in fans

someone who wants another person to be happy, successful, etc. Dozens of well-wishers gathered to say goodbye to him.

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Recent Examples of well-wishers The annual event features organ music connected to the Kennedys, so that visitors and well-wishers can imagine what the historic wedding was like, as well as artifacts from the ceremony itself, including the kneelers the Kennedys used. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026 Singer Kehlani, actress La La Anthony and Vanessa Bryant were among the well-wishers. — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026 The Correction veteran’s death sparked an outpouring of grief from well-wishers on social media. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026 Unaware of the ruse, the press, suspected GPU agents, and hired well-wishers crowded the main Mexico City rail station, eagerly awaiting Trotsky’s train—which never arrived. — Literary Hub, 28 July 2026 At Imperial Palace events, well-wishers wave small versions of the flag to cheer their beloved emperor and his family. — ABC News, 17 July 2026 On Monday, the day before launch, Menon and his two Russian crewmates held a final, ceremonial meeting with well-wishers at the Cosmonaut Hotel. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026 Dad’s well-wishers were no longer wishing us well. — Griffin Dunne, Vulture, 19 June 2026 Artan, Africa’s Referee of the Year in 2025, was greeted Wednesday at Aden Adde International Airport in Somalia by government officials and hundreds of well-wishers. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026

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Noun

What may have surprised even modern sports fans, however, was Ole Miss' suing two of its former players who followed former Rebels coach Lane Kiffin to his new position as head football coach at LSU.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
After the Sox scored six runs in the first inning and led 8-2 after the third, most fans settled in for a postgame concert by country music star Cole Swindell.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of fans

Noun

What Cregger and co-writer Shay Hatten (both original devotees of the video game) have done is complete reinvention.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026
Casinos offer voluntary self-exclusion programs for compulsive gamblers; birth plans allow devotees of natural labor to deny their future selves an epidural.

— Meghan O’Gieblyn, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of devotees

Noun

The Moon opposes powerful Pluto, creating tension between your creative instincts and the opinions of friends, coworkers, or a larger group.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026
The only thing that set her aside was that her family was Mormon, but her friends didn’t judge.

— Jesús Rodríguez, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of friends

Noun

Some of the nations attending the meeting in western Ukraine's Ivano-Frankivsk region, such as Poland and Romania, have been staunch supporters of Ukraine.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
The case drew national attention and became racially charged, with supporters of Anthony criticizing the lack of Black jurors and calling for his acquittal, while supporters of the Metcalf family gathered outside the courthouse seeking justice.

— James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026

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