ill will

NOUN

hostile feeling

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acrimony animosity animus antagonism antipathy bad blood bitterness enmity envy grudge hate hatred hostility loathing malice rancor resentment

WEAK

aversion bad will blame despite dislike feud hard feelings malevolence maliciousness no love lost objection spite spitefulness spleen unfriendliness venom

Antonyms

STRONGEST

friendliness friendship good will happiness kindness liking love pleasure rapport respect sweetness sympathy

WEAK

good feelings loving

Example Sentences

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That can trigger jealousy or ill will if one partner seeks to “beat” the other’s performance.

From MarketWatch

But if there were any feelings of ill will, they melted away when Duane handed him the present, complete with the yellow ribbon bow.

From Literature

That means telling him that you wish him well and bear him no ill will.

From MarketWatch

The ill will is chalked up to the idea that everybody hates a winner.

From The Wall Street Journal

Which along with a career’s worth of ill will puts the sting in “I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not.”

From The Wall Street Journal