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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(usually in the plural) An expression of positive regard and hopes for good fortune..
He greeted me always, the epitome of cheer, with some gnomic well-wish that half the time I could not make out.
“Patrick Flannery?” Lilah grinned. “He is cute. Maybe you should take him some soup and well-wishes.”
Select someone to whom you can at least pretend to send well-wishes.
Over the years there have been many well-wishes as a New Year dawns, certainties that this would be the year for our miracles.
She kept an eye on Nash as he shoved his hands deep into his pockets, as Barry well-wished other congregants outside the doors of the church.
Then you are welcomed and well-wished by all present and ceremony is concluded.
We shook hands and well-wished.
Use well-wish when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Well-wish means (usually in the plural) An expression of positive regard and hopes for good fortune..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He greeted me always, the epitome of cheer, with some gnomic well-wish that half the time I could not make out.
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