WELL-WISHING Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

well-wishing

noun

Definition of well-wishing

as in greetings

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Recent Examples of well-wishing Cancer patients send well-wishing notes to Leo The Vatican also released photos of some get-well notes that had been sent to Leo from patients at Gemelli's pediatric oncology ward. — CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 During the visit, Harry and Meghan viewed artifacts that will be featured in the display, including well-wishing messages and illustrations honoring members of the public who were hailed as heroes for helping others during the attack. — Helen Murphy, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026 In preparation for the festival, people in China also put up posters of well-wishing messages. — Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026 About halfway through the special, cohosts Ginnifer Goodwin and Alfonso Ribeiro introduced another of several segments that featured well-wishing celebrities who filmed short video messages for Christmas. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Dec. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-wishing

Noun

That message came from school after school site, where polls were open and politicians and volunteers shared greetings, and while the federal election monitors were said to be calm and polite, their presence was called troubling.

— Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026
Throughout the four days of Polofest, Murayama and his co-founders behind the shop fielded warm greetings from admirers from around the world.

— Zachary Weiss, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of greetings

Noun

MacBooks are simply better laptops in most regards, with minor losses in display quality and AI functionality.

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
Yet, in many regards, the Grammys remain a game of the usual suspects, as a certain level of visibility and proximity to mainstream America is seemingly required to claim a nomination, let alone a victory.

— Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of regards

Noun

Nicole Tarantino, 21, stopped by Monday to pay her respects to the family after waking up that morning to the news that her friend died in the plane crash.

— Erika Angulo, NBC news, 2 Nov. 2026
The display will remain up all week, giving people more time to stop by, pay their respects and remember those who have been lost.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of respects

Noun

To buy their votes for the constitutional amendment (which needs 60% approval statewide), Tallahassee will use state tax dollars to subsidize those rural counties.

— Steve Geller, Sun Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026
Raman said the police union was rewarding Bass in exchange for her approval of pay raises the city couldn’t afford.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026

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