Afoul and Well

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Afoul adjective - Especially of a ship's lines etc.

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Well is an antonym for afoul in wrongly topic.

Well adverb - In a satisfactory way.

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Afoul is an antonym for well.

Nearby Word: welled

Thus, a character may well run afoul of magical wards for whose purposes he or she is literally not 'good enough'.

Source: Only the Worthy May Pass

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Well and Afoul. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/afoul/well

Afoul & Well. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/afoul/well>.

Well or Afoul. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/afoul/well.

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