Antonyms for well


Grammar : Adj, adv, noun
Spell : wel
Phonetic Transcription : wɛl


Definition of well

Origin :
  • "in a satisfactory manner," Old English wel, common Germanic (cf. Old Saxon wela, Old Norse vel, Old Frisian wel, Dutch wel, Old High German wela, German wohl, Gothic waila "well"), from PIE *wel-, *wol- (cf. Sanskrit prati varam "at will," Old Church Slavonic vole "well," Welsh gwell "better," Latin velle "to wish, will," Old English willan "to wish;" see will (v.)). Also used in Old English as an interjection and an expression of surprise. Well-to-do "prosperous" is recorded from 1825.
  • adj healthy
  • adj lucky, fortunate
  • adv happily, pleasantly; capably
  • adv sufficiently
  • noun water hole
Example sentences :
  • Well, I've got to take the madam and the young folks over to the Casino.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Dal says he asked 'em, and he says they says, 'Well, why not?
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • "I never saw a philosopher that dressed so well as Plato," said Eudora.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • You can just as well get into the hundred million class as not, and I know it.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Well, I'm buying and she's selling, and we'll have that money back.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Headley is a well-reported, God-fearing man, and will do well by thee.
  • Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • Still he is well spotted, and them freckles mean iron in the blood.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • I tell you he's alive and well, only he's lost your money and Pish's and mine and his own.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • You may have noticed that night at the Oldakers'—well, women, Mr. Bines, are uncertain.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Well, if you have any business, you may state it at once, as I am quite busy.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger

Synonyms for well

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