ill will

1. 1.

   the feeling of a hostile person

   “he could no longer contain his hostility”

   Synonymshostilityenmity

   Broaderhate

   Narroweranimosityclass feelingantagonismaggressionbelligerenceresentment
2. 2.

   a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition

   “he could not conceal his hostility”

   Synonymshostility

   Broaderunfriendliness

   Narrowervirulence

Questions about ill will

What does ill will mean?

ill will means "the feeling of a hostile person". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for ill will?

Close synonyms include hostility, enmity, hostility. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ill will a common word?

ill will is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.