Despite
Despite noun - Open dislike for someone or something considered unworthy of one's concern or respect.
Ill-will
Despite and ill-will are semantically related in bitter feeling topic. Sometimes you can use "Despite" instead a noun phrase "Ill-will".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- resentment and despite
- resentment and ill-will
- animosity and despite
- animosity and ill-will
- antagonism and despite
- antagonism and ill-will
- disparagement and despite
- disparagement and ill-will
- malice and despite
- malice and ill-will
- spite and despite
- spite and ill-will
- ill will and despite
- ill will and ill-will
Both words in one sentence
- Curiously, despite Urthblood killing his best friend, Broggen apparently bears no real ill-will towards him.
Source: Fanfic / The Urthblood Saga -
Easily Forgiven: Wolff and Braxton immediately made clear they hold no ill-will against the other and won't harm each other, despite Braxton's slaughter of many innocent people and Wolff's being the indirect cause of their father's death, and never contacting Braxton afterwards.
Source: Film / The Accountant - Davenport: "Regard without ill-will despite an offense." That's Webster's definition of forgiveness.
Source: Film / Antwone Fisher
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