Synonyms for goodwill
good·will

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1. goodwillnoun

   Antonyms:
   ill will

2. goodwillnoun

   Antonyms:
   ill will

3. goodwillnoun

   Antonyms:
   ill will

4. goodwillnoun

   Antonyms:
   ill will

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1. good will, goodwillnoun

   (accounting) an intangible asset valued according to the advantage or reputation a business has acquired (over and above its tangible assets)

   Synonyms:
   good will, grace

2. good will, goodwillnoun

   the friendly hope that something will succeed

   Synonyms:
   good will, grace

3. grace, good will, goodwillnoun

   a disposition to kindness and compassion

   "the victor's grace in treating the vanquished"

   Synonyms:
   gracility, thanksgiving, state of grace, good will, saving grace, free grace, blessing, grace, grace of God, seemliness

Matched Categories

1. • Accounting
   • Friendliness
   • Good Nature
   • Intangible Asset

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1. List of paraphrases for "goodwill":

   friendly, good-will, willingness, sincerity, benevolence, itinerant, friendship

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How to use goodwill in a sentence?

1. Michael Kugelman:

   We shouldn't overstate the importance of this letter. It may be a case of the Taliban trying to earn some legitimacy and goodwill by playing the role of good guy and proposing nonviolent solutions, at the end of the day, The Taliban has no incentive to propose talks unless it's starting to feel major pressure on the battlefield. Though U.S. forces have ramped up their fight, I think it's too early for The Taliban to suddenly conclude it's not worth fighting anymore. Michael Kugelman said the Taliban offer could nonetheless be useful to the President Trump administration. Even if the letter is just a bluff, and I assume it is, the White House can say - Look, our strategy is already paying off. A spate of bombings last month in Kabul fueled anger against The Taliban across the country, and prompted the President Trump administration to close the doors for peace talks with the Islamic insurgents. Taliban fighters( Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) But The Taliban knows President Trump does n’t want the U.S. to be in Special Representative for Afghanistan. The Taliban will be banking on the belief the U.S. and the West have lost the will to remain there. US ADDING AIR POWER, INTELLIGENCE GATHERING IN AFGHANISTAN US AND PAKISTAN CLASH AT United Nations ' OVER Special Representative for Afghanistan In a recent visit to eastern Special Representative for Afghanistan, General John Nicholson, who commands the U.S. and NATO’s Resolute Support mission in the Special Representative for Afghanistan, said the intensified U.S. offensive is producing results.

2. Prince Harry and Meghan:

   The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are very grateful for the goodwill they have received from people throughout the United Kingdom and around the world as they prepare to welcome their baby, their Royal Highnesses have taken a personal decision to keep the plans around the arrival of their baby private.

3. Barack Obama:

   We should soundly reject language coming out of the mouths of any of our leaders that feeds a climate of fear and hatred or normalizes racist sentiments ; leaders who demonize those who don't look like us, or suggest that other people, including immigrants, threaten our way of life, or refer to other people as sub-human, or imply that America belongs to just one certain type of people, it's time for the overwhelming majority of Americans of goodwill, of every race and faith and political party, to say as much -- clearly and unequivocally.

4. Justin Onwenu:

   The Biden campaign is literally like a phantom campaign, i'm not saying that to say that Joe Biden's not going to be able to pull together a coalition, but I do think Joe Biden's operating on goodwill.

5. Caroline Rose:

   Captagon has been touted as a ‘card’ in rapprochement talks between the Syrian regime and counterparts pursuing normalization, the regime has been leveraging its agency over the captagon trade, signaling to states considering normalization that they could reduce captagon trafficking as a goodwill gesture.