Embracing Synonyms and Antonyms

To receive (something given or offered) willingly and gladly
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. welcoming
  2. taking
  3. accepting
Include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. encompassing
  2. including
  3. embodying
  4. comprising
  5. cherishing
  6. containing
  7. adopting
  8. welcoming
  9. undertaking
  10. twining
  11. subsuming
  12. supporting
  13. squeezing
  14. comprehending
  15. snuggling
  16. reaching
  17. loving
  18. involving
  19. incorporating
  20. hugging
  21. huddling
  22. grasping
  23. folding
  24. espousing
  25. enfolding
  26. enclosing
  27. covering
  28. encircling
  29. cuddling
  30. clutching
  31. clipping
  32. clinging
  33. clinching
  34. clasping
  35. circumscribing
  36. caressing
  37. accepting
Take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. espousing
  2. welcoming
  3. adopting
Antonyms:
  1. shunning
  2. rejecting
  3. distrusting
  4. disbelieving
  5. excluding
Squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. squeezing
  2. hugging
  3. clipping
  4. gripping
  5. clinching
  6. enfolding
  7. pressing
  8. holding
  9. clasping
Antonyms:
  1. releasing
To include or contain as part of something broader.
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. including
The act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. embrace
  2. embracement

Words Related to Embracing

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. giving
  2. touching
  3. paradigms
  4. revisiting

Embracing Sentence Examples

  • Frederick made introductions after embracing and kissing his wife.

  • The various shades of the sand are singularly rich and agreeable, embracing the different iron colors, brown, gray, yellowish, and reddish.

  • Stavanger commands a considerable tourist traffic. It is the starting-point of a favourite tour, embracing the fine valley of the Sand River, the great Lake Suldal and the Bratlandsdal.

  • Embracing recycled crafts is a good way to start going green.

  • She raised her eyes, and two steps away saw Anatole embracing the Frenchwoman and whispering something to her.

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