well-meaning
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3.7
- adjective
- /ˈwɛlˈmiːnɪŋ/
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bienintencionado
- Although he is well-meaning, his suggestions often create more confusion than clarity.
- well-meaning parents
- well-meaning actions
- well-meaning approach
Like that's sort of the structure that even the most well meaning people take.
- Like that's sort of the structure that even the most well meaning people take.
- I think, I think the board members were are well meaning people on the whole.
- And you said you had people maybe well meaning in your ear saying it needs to be this way.
- And now we see these are not good hearted, well meaning souls embracing the struggle of the minority.
- And again, this is a a subject that that that nice, well meaning Americans do not want to talk about.
- You know, most physicians are well meaning, but they come from a perspective of a biomedical model.
- So if you have well meaning applications, then they won't collide in terms of these permission strings.
- I'm sure you've heard this well meaning but incorrect advice from your doctor, your nutritionist, your dietitian, your trainer.
- often by well meaning, sincere critics, sometimes of course, by self interested, insincere critics.
- How do you handle or how did you at that time, well meaning comments maybe from family and friends that we're like, that's great.
- There are plenty of villains in this story, but there are many more good, well meaning people who are trying to solve a problem that they believe is important.
- And so people, well meaning people who are not really trying to make the world fit into their worldview are still being misled.
- I've met lots of conscientious, well meaning, brilliant people who work inside these companies and want to do the right thing and want to make change.
- But there gets to be a time when certain subjects, well meaning, well-intentioned, don't like certain things that are said, don't like the way they look, don't like the way they're portrayed.
- And these articles are put out by well meaning people, but they believe that you should eat a plant based diet.
Examples
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I was fixed up on a blind date by a well-meaning friend.
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I've met lots of conscientious, well meaning, brilliant people who work inside these companies and want to do the right thing and want to make change.
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A lot of people are well meaning, even within companies.
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The research was well meaning, but bad.
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Like that's sort of the structure that even the most well meaning people take.
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All my well-meaning plans had come to this.
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Just remember that Aunt Honey is very well-meaning, as Mom says.
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You know, most physicians are well meaning, but they come from a perspective of a biomedical model.
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There are plenty of villains in this story, but there are many more good, well meaning people who are trying to solve a problem that they believe is important.
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Even the wisest and most well meaning people will give up if they have to swim against the current in the organisations in which they work.
Synonyms
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4.6
Trying to help but sometimes making things worse
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5.8
Being friendly and ready to help or support people and ideas
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3.9
An action done with good intentions that is not always helpful
Antonyms
How Well-Meaning
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Etymology
Well-meaning comes from the simple words well ('good') and meaning ('intention'). It is like the phrase 'means well', so it describes someone who wants to help or do good even if what they do does not always work.