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 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

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Noun

The service From the lilting sawatdeekas to the wai greetings at every turn—the service here is textbook Thai.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
About a half hour later, Faulkner and Sumrall embraced in the locker room hallway, one of the head honcho’s many greetings.

— Noah White, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of greetings

Noun

Families mourn at the festival site Hundreds of people paid their respects to the more than 350 people killed in and around the festival site.

— Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Friends, including Muslims, and relatives gathered at the Saint Porphyrius Church in Gaza City to pay their respects during the funeral of the Christian mother and daughter.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of respects

Noun

His latest promise — which, like the others, would require approval from Congress — would probably cost more than $1 trillion, adding to the ballooning deficit and worsening inflation.

— Melissa Goldin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
In Massachusetts and Maine, that approval is also contingent on the federal government finding a long-term solution to the seemingly intractable problem of storing radioactive nuclear waste.

— John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of approval

Noun

But despite Lloyd’s compliment, to say Evans had a great game would be an overstatement.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026
So, alongside the compliments there’s an awful lot of real estate dedicated to his enemies, including his stepmother, Raine, whose many offenses included installing wall-to-wall carpeting in the family manse.

— Ashley Baker, Air Mail, 3 Oct. 2026

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