well

  • (a) in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury
    • appears to be entirely well
    • the wound is nearly well
    • a well man
    • I think I'm well; at least I feel well
  • (r) (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard ("good" is a nonstandard dialectal variant for "well")
    • the children behaved well
    • a task well done
    • the party went well
    • he slept well
    • a well-argued thesis
    • a well-seasoned dish
    • a well-planned party
    • the baby can walk pretty good
    good,
  • (s) resulting favorably
    • it's a good thing that I wasn't there
    • it is good that you stayed
    • it is well that no one saw you
    • all's well that ends well
    good,
  • (r) thoroughly or completely; fully; often used as a combining form
    • The problem is well understood
    • she was well informed
    • shake well before using
    • in order to avoid food poisoning be sure the meat is well cooked
    • well-done beef", "well-satisfied customers
    • well-educated
  • (s) wise or advantageous and hence advisable
    • it would be well to start early
  • (r) indicating high probability; in all likelihood
    • I might well do it
    • a mistake that could easily have ended in disaster
    • you may well need your umbrella
    • he could equally well be trying to deceive us
    easily,
  • (r) (used for emphasis or as an intensifier) entirely or fully
    • a book well worth reading
    • was well aware of the difficulties ahead
    • suspected only too well what might be going on
  • (r) to a suitable or appropriate extent or degree
    • the project was well underway
    • the fetus has well developed organs
    • his father was well pleased with his grades
  • (r) favorably; with approval
    • their neighbors spoke well of them
    • he thought well of the book
  • (r) to a great extent or degree
    • I'm afraid the film was well over budget
    • painting the room white made it seem considerably (or substantially) larger
    • the house has fallen considerably in value
    • the price went up substantially
    considerably, substantially,
  • (r) with great or especially intimate knowledge
    • we knew them well
    intimately,
  • (r) with prudence or propriety
    • You would do well to say nothing more
    • could not well refuse
  • (r) with skill or in a pleasing manner
    • she dances well
    • he writes well
  • (r) in a manner affording benefit or advantage
    • she married well
    • The children were settled advantageously in Seattle
    advantageously,
  • (r) in financial comfort
    • They live well
    • she has been able to live comfortably since her husband died
    comfortably,
  • (r) without unusual distress or resentment; with good humor
    • took the joke well
    • took the tragic news well

Nouns

  • (n) a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
  • (n) a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid
  • (n) an abundant source
    • she was a well of information
    fountainhead, wellspring,
  • (n) an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway)
  • (n) an enclosed compartment in a ship or plane for holding something as e.g. fish or a plane's landing gear or for protecting something as e.g. a ship's pumps

Verbs

  • (v) come up, as of a liquid
    • Tears well in her eyes
    • the currents well up
    swell,

Synonyms

swell good fountainhead wellspring easily considerably substantially intimately advantageously comfortably

Antonyms

ill sick poorly badly disadvantageously

See also

fit healthy

Words of close approximity

weld welt
web Wed wee Wei wen wet
weak weal wean wear Webb weed week weep weft Weil weir weka weld welt wend west
well-adjusted well-advised well-appointed well-balanced well behaved well-behaved wellbeing well-being wellborn well-bound well-branched well-bred well-chosen well-conducted well-connected well-defined well-disposed well-done well-dressed well-educated well-endowed wellerism Welles well-favored well-favoured well-fed well-fixed well-formed well-found well-founded well-groomed well-grooved well-grounded wellhead well-heeled well-informed Wellington Wellington boot well-intentioned well-kept well-knit well-known well-lighted well-lined well-made well-mannered well-marked well-meaning well-meant well-mined wellness well-nigh well-nourished well-off well-ordered well out well over wellpoint well point well-preserved well-proportioned well-qualified well-read well-rounded Wells well-set well-shaven well-situated well-spoken wellspring well-thought-of well thought out well timed well-timed well-to-do well-tried well-turned well up well water well-wisher well-wishing well-worn