Synonyms for well-intentioned
well-in·ten·tioned

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1. well-intentionedadjective

   Synonyms:
   well-meant, well-meaning

   Antonyms:
   ill-intentioned

2. well-intentionedadjective

   Having good intentions, even if producing unfortunate results.

   Synonyms:
   well-meaning, well-meant

   Antonyms:
   ill-intentioned

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1. well-intentioned, well-meaning, well-meantadjective

   marked by good intentions though often producing unfortunate results

   "a well-intentioned but clumsy waiter"; "a well-meaning but tactless fellow"; "the son's well-meaning efforts threw a singular chill upon the father's admirers"- S.W.Maughm; "blunt but well-meant criticism"

   Synonyms:
   well-meaning, unthreatening, well-meant

   Antonyms:
   unintended

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1. List of paraphrases for "well-intentioned":

   well-meaning, well-meant, well-intended

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1. Elizardo Sanchez:

   This man is well intentioned, but I don't think he can achieve miracles here.

2. Joseph Perrone:

   She’s well intentioned, but there’s a problem when she scares her readership by giving them misleading information, almost every chemical sounds dangerous when you pronounce it.

3. Eddie Brummelman:

   It's well-intentioned parenting always, parents always want the best for their child, but sometimes they use practices that without their knowing backfire.

4. James Inhofe:

   The Endangered Species Act has gone from a well-intentioned piece of legislation in the 1970s to one that is dictated by environmental activist groups taking advantage of the adversarial system.

5. Ken Calvert:

   The administration's ivory rule is well-intentioned, but was not crafted carefully enough to account for law-abiding Americans who may possess legally obtained products containing ivory.