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Welfare synonyms
wĕl'fâr'
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well-being
Alternative spelling of well-being.
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  1. Alternative spelling of well-being.
  2. The state of being well, happy, or prosperous; welfare
  3. A state of health, happiness and/or prosperity
health
The overall condition of an organism at a given time.
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  1. The overall condition of an organism at a given time.
  2. A wish for a person's health and happiness, as in drinking a toast
  3. A wish for someone's good health, often expressed as a toast.
happiness
The emotion of being happy; joy.
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  1. The emotion of being happy; joy.
  2. Fortuitous elegance; unstudied grace; "” used especially of language.
  3. (Archaic) Good luck; good fortune; prosperity.
benefit
Any public performance, bazaar, dance, etc. the proceeds of which are to help a certain person, group, or cause
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  1. Any public performance, bazaar, dance, etc. the proceeds of which are to help a certain person, group, or cause
  2. A payment made by a government agency or insurance company to qualifying persons in time of need:
  3. A favorable or beneficial circumstance, condition, or result
profit
The sum remaining after all costs, direct and indirect, are deducted from the income of a business, the selling price, etc.
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  1. The sum remaining after all costs, direct and indirect, are deducted from the income of a business, the selling price, etc.
  2. Financial gain from a transaction or from a period of investment or business activity, usually calculated as income in excess of costs or as the final value of an asset in excess of its initial value.
  3. The amount of money received for goods and services minus the amount spent on same; excess revenue. See also profit à prendre. The amount of money received for goods and services minus the amount spent on same; excess revenue. See also profit à prendre.
prosperity
The condition of being prosperous.
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  1. The condition of being prosperous.
  2. Prosperous condition; good fortune, wealth, success, etc.
good
(Slang) Incriminating information or evidence:
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  1. (Slang) Incriminating information or evidence:
  2. A good, valuable, or useful part or aspect.
  3. Welfare; benefit:
progress
Development, advancement, or improvement, as toward a goal:
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  1. Development, advancement, or improvement, as toward a goal:
  2. Advance toward perfection or to a higher or better state; improvement
  3. Forward or onward movement, as toward a destination:
state-of-being
As opposed to mental condition (state of mind), the overall physical condition of a person.
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  1. As opposed to mental condition (state of mind), the overall physical condition of a person.
social-work
Such services and activities collectively
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  1. Such services and activities collectively
  2. Any service or activity designed to promote the welfare of the community and the individual, as through counseling services, health clinics, recreation halls and playgrounds, or aid for the needy, the aged, the physically handicapped, etc.
  3. Organized work intended to advance the social conditions of a community, and especially of the disadvantaged, by providing psychological counseling, guidance, and assistance, especially in the form of social services.
public assistance
Financial aid given by the government to persons who are poor, unemployed, etc.
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  1. Financial aid given by the government to persons who are poor, unemployed, etc.
  2. Aid, such as money or food, given to homeless and other financially needy people, the aged, or the inhabitants of a disaster-stricken area; relief.
public-works
Technical projects, often construction or engineering, carried out by the government on behalf of the community.
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  1. Technical projects, often construction or engineering, carried out by the government on behalf of the community.
  2. Construction projects, such as highways or dams, financed by public funds and constructed by a government for the benefit or use of the general public.
unemployment-benefits
Plural form of unemployment benefit
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  1. Plural form of unemployment benefit
social insurance
An insurance program carried out or mandated by a government to provide economic assistance to the unemployed, the elderly, or the disabled.
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  1. An insurance program carried out or mandated by a government to provide economic assistance to the unemployed, the elderly, or the disabled.
social security
Any system by which a society or community provides for those of its members who may be in need
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  1. Any system by which a society or community provides for those of its members who may be in need
  2. The economic assistance provided by social security.
  3. A government program that provides economic assistance to persons faced with unemployment, disability, or agedness, financed by assessment of employers and employees.
prosperity
Prosperous condition; good fortune, wealth, success, etc.
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  1. Prosperous condition; good fortune, wealth, success, etc.
  2. The condition of being prosperous.
weal
A sound or prosperous state; well-being; welfare
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  1. A sound or prosperous state; well-being; welfare
  2. (Obs.) Wealth
  3. Prosperity; happiness:
well-being
The state of being well, happy, or prosperous; welfare
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  1. The state of being well, happy, or prosperous; welfare
  2. The state of being healthy, happy, or prosperous; welfare.
  3. A state of health, happiness and/or prosperity
aid
(Eng. History) A payment in money made by a vassal to his lord
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  1. (Eng. History) A payment in money made by a vassal to his lord
  2. Something that provides help, support, or relief, such as money or supplies:
  3. The act or result of helping; assistance:
dole
A share of money, food, or clothing that has been charitably given:
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  1. A share of money, food, or clothing that has been charitably given:
  2. The distribution by the government of relief payments to the unemployed.
  3. (Informal, Chiefly Brit.) A form of government aid to the unemployed, as in England
handout
A pamphlet, leaflet, etc. handed out as for publicity or information
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  1. A pamphlet, leaflet, etc. handed out as for publicity or information
  2. A sheet or sheets of paper containing topical information, distributed to people attending a speech, lecture, or meeting.
  3. A worksheet, leaflet, or pamphlet that is given out (usually by hand) for a certain use.
public assistance
Aid, such as money or food, given to homeless and other financially needy people, the aged, or the inhabitants of a disaster-stricken area; relief.
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  1. Aid, such as money or food, given to homeless and other financially needy people, the aged, or the inhabitants of a disaster-stricken area; relief.
  2. Financial aid given by the government to persons who are poor, unemployed, etc.
relief
Rescue from a siege:
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  1. Rescue from a siege:
  2. Assistance or help given to those who are in need; especially financial assistance provided by the state.
  3. Aid in the form of goods or money given, as by a government agency, to persons unable to support themselves
Find another word for welfare. In this page you can discover 34 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for welfare, like: well-being, health, happiness, benefit, profit, prosperity, good, good-fortune, progress, state-of-being and social-work.

Sentence Examples

  • The care for his welfare led his father to decide to move to a better neighborhood.

  • Weller turned to Dean, "I thought you might be interested in the welfare of your guests."

  • Consider that the welfare of his soul is at stake.

  • In the upper classes the welfare of the family has been set above the interests of each member.

  • When he had to choose between the welfare of the Society and the feelings of an individual it was clear to which side the balance would fall.

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