Antonyms for welfare
ˈwɛlˌfɛərwel·fare

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1. welfarenoun

   Antonyms:
   wofare

2. welfarenoun

   Antonyms:
   wofare

3. welfarenoun

   Antonyms:
   wofare

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1. welfare

   Antonyms:
   adversity, reverse, unsuccess, unprosperousness, unhappiness, ill luck, harm, hurt

   Synonyms:
   well-being, weal, success, good fortune, prosperity, happiness, luck, thrift

Matched Categories

1. • Aid
   • Good
   • Prosperity

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:4.8 / 5 votes

1. social welfare, welfare, public assistancenoun

   governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need

   "she lives on welfare"

   Synonyms:
   eudaemonia, social welfare, public assistance, well-being, wellbeing, eudaimonia, upbeat, benefit

2. benefit, welfarenoun

   something that aids or promotes well-being

   "for the benefit of all"

   Synonyms:
   eudaemonia, social welfare, public assistance, well-being, wellbeing, eudaimonia, upbeat, benefit

3. wellbeing, well-being, welfare, upbeat, eudaemonia, eudaimonianoun

   a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous

   "the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles"

   Synonyms:
   eudaemonia, social welfare, public assistance, well-being, offbeat, wellbeing, eudaimonia, upbeat, benefit

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1. welfarenoun

   Synonyms:
   prosperity, happiness, weal, success, well-being

How to use welfare in a sentence?

1. Hank Forrester:

   Weve also seen an uptick in emails, traffic, and sales of our Deer Hunting 101 online course. People are flocking [to hunting]this year as they have increased time and an opportunity to get outdoors, there is also an increased awareness of the possibility of food shortages or issues of modern industrial food systems. Self-sufficiency, a connection with nature, andlocal, sustainable protein free of animal welfare concerns are all reasons why there are now more hunters.

2. Antonio Guterres:

   Promoting the welfare of humanity has been the driving force of these talks, the question has not been what is good for one side or the other. The focus has been on what matters most for the people of our world. And let there be no doubt -- this is an agreement for the world.

3. Gary Gulman:

   It's still autobiographical, but it's more about my childhood, of being on free lunch and food stamps and welfare and just, I guess stories in a funny way about how we've treated poor kids in America, and also some stories of income inequality in my observation and financial insecurity in America and how it relates to my life.

4. Patricia Ho:

   It wasn't an application by the Social Welfare Department as it usually would be, police threw in a bunch of facts they obtained about the family in a very superficial manner.

5. Ana Montes:

   The banks are filled with people lining up to cash their welfare checks. You can't advance that way, i get up at four in the morning to go to work. They get up at noon.

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