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Definitions

well-received

ADJECTIVE
popular
Synonyms
STRONGEST
attractive beloved famous fashionable favored prominent suitable trendy
WEAK
accepted approved caught on celebrated crowd-pleasing faddish in in demand in favor in the mainstream in vogue leading likable liked lovable noted notorious now okay pleasing praised preferred prevailing promoted right stuff run-after selling social societal sought sought-after stylish the rage thing well-liked
Antonyms
STRONGEST
inconspicuous obscure old-fashioned unfashionable unknown unpopular
WEAK
disliked

Example Sentences

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In the interim he has put out a well-received LP as half of Silk Sonic, his duo with singer Anderson .Paak,

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

She added Cornwall had a long history of using bilingual signage which was generally well-received by residents.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

While the European military presence has been relatively discreet, it has been well-received on the city's icy streets, where Greenland's red-and-white flag hangs from many shopfronts and buildings.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

However, if you feel like an answer wasn’t well-received, whether it’s about AI or not, there are elegant ways you can recover.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 16, 2026

But the engineers in the group now assigned her the job of preparing the charts and equations for the well-received space technology lectures.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.