WELFARES 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 Hours after Lindsey Barnett’s body was found, police got a call from a woman claiming to be Patrick’s girlfriend asking for a welfare check, police said. — David K. Li, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2026 Police had earlier initiated a welfare check for the man the day before and had unsuccessfully searched for him until area residents found the remains in the pasture. — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026 The video has since prompted outrage from neighbors and an investigation by postal officials and animal welfare authorities. — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026 Instead, their findings are one piece of a much larger equation that can be used to assess the overall welfare of corporate subsidies. — Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for welfare

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Noun

Chinese consumer brands that went public over the past year or so initially drew strong investor interest until a string of artificial-intelligence companies made their debuts, stealing their thunder and minting new billionaires.

— Dave Sebastian, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
The question is whether this interest will be reflected in the budget request for fiscal year 2028, which is now in the initial stages of preparation.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of interest

Noun

Benevolence beliefs can be understood as feeling that someone has goodwill toward you and cares about your well-being.

— John C. Besley, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
Getting enough magnesium — a mineral involved in hundreds of bodily processes — can help support several aspects of health and overall well-being during this stage of life.

— Jo Ann Liguori, Flow Space, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of well-being

Noun

At this point in the WSL’s existence, eight years since becoming a fully professional league, players now ageing out at the title contenders do so with all the advantages — finances, facilities, health — of only knowing full-time football.

— Katie Whyatt, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Zambia is particularly sensitive amid tensions over US health assistance and mining, while Kenya is pursuing deeper US trade and investment.

— Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of health

Noun

In July 2025, floods swept away the bridge connecting it with Nepal’s Rasuwa Port, suspending goods trade for roughly six months, state media reported at the time.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
Rules applying to businesses have to provide a net social good, as proven through rigorous cost-benefit analysis.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of good

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

Crowds boomed along with that success, increasing the exposure and scrutiny.

— Katie Whyatt, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Somers Superintendent Sam Galloway, whose district has surpassed its pre-COVID test scores, attributed the success in part to the district limiting screen time for students.

— Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026

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