Synonyms of embraced

embraced

verb

past tense of embrace

1

as in hugged

to put one's arms around and press tightly

upon being finally reunited, the overjoyed father embraced his son

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hugged
• clasped
• clung
• cradled
• grasped
• enfolded
• grabbed
• wrapped
• held
• crushed
• bear-hugged
• enclasped
• strained
• clamped
• gripped
• snuggled
• encircled
• patted
• enveloped
• folded
• entwined
• locked
• nuzzled
• cuddled
• stroked
• enwound
• fondled
• petted
• twined
• embosomed
• nestled
• bosomed

2

as in wrapped

to surround or cover closely

the stone walls that embrace the monastery serve to symbolize its function as a retreat from an unquiet world

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wrapped
• enveloped
• shrouded
• enclosed
• encompassed
• encased
• enfolded
• involved
• draped
• veiled
• enshrouded
• enwrapped
• swathed
• cocooned
• embedded
• muffled
• mantled
• embowered
• encircled
• lapped
• invested
• bowered
• embosomed
• cloaked
• bosomed
• circumfused
• enswathed
• circled
• disguised
• curtained
• swaddled
• blanketed
• camouflaged
• masked
• overlaid
• overspread
• enlaced
• enwound

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exposed
• stripped
• denuded
• bared

3

as in adopted

to take for one's own use (something originated by another)

rap music came to be embraced by people who were far removed from the places where it originated

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adopted
• borrowed
• espoused
• assimilated
• cultivated
• followed
• utilized
• incorporated
• imitated
• took up
• used
• took on
• copied
• absorbed
• picked up on
• honored
• usurped
• cherished
• appropriated
• quoted
• raised
• fostered
• treasured
• naturalized
• nurtured
• took over
• domesticated
• heeded
• assumed
• affected
• prized
• pretended
• arrogated
• brought up
• simulated
• reared
• put on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abandoned
• relinquished
• surrendered
• forsook
• gave up
• rejected
• disowned
• renounced
• abjured
• repudiated
• spurned
• discarded
• jettisoned
• abnegated
• threw out
• threw away
• junked

4

as in welcomed

to receive or accept gladly or readily

the exchange student was gratified to be so quickly embraced by people of the small rural community

Synonyms & Similar Words

• welcomed
• greeted
• enjoyed
• hailed
• adopted
• liked
• drank (in)
• ate (up)
• preferred
• espoused
• chose
• lapped (up)
• selected
• picked
• took up
• took
• elected
• named
• decided (on)
• culled
• opted (for)
• handpicked
• cherry-picked
• singled (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejected
• refused
• declined
• spurned
• turned down
• passed up
• balked (at)
• threw over
• objected (to)
• demurred (to)

5

as in included

to have as part of a whole

a course in social studies can embrace everything from sociology to civics and economics

Synonyms & Similar Words

• included
• involved
• contained
• encompassed
• carried
• entailed
• subsumed
• comprehended
• numbered
• comprised
• received
• had
• incorporated
• possessed
• owned
• took in
• consisted (of)
• admitted
• embodied
• held
• integrated
• constituted
• bracketed
• composed
• formed
• assimilated
• made

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• excluded
• omitted
• left (out)
• prevented
• prohibited
• denied
• rejected
• refused
• precluded
• barred
• banned
• eliminated
• missed out
• lost
• debarred
• excepted
• ruled out
• misplaced
• mislaid

6

as in surrounded

to form a circle around

a sleepy village embraced by low hills

Synonyms & Similar Words

• surrounded
• encircled
• encompassed
• circled
• enclosed
• ringed
• girded
• wreathed
• girdled
• environed
• circumscribed
• entrenched
• walled
• compassed
• swarmed
• closed in
• hemmed (in)
• besieged
• beset
• fenced (in)
• invested
• cordoned (off)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of embraced

For years the league has embraced political and cultural causes far beyond basketball. — Jonathan Flora Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Horror has been a cornerstone of the industry since the beginning, but Oscar voters have rarely embraced it. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Davie, a town still known for its rural charm and equestrian culture, has embraced a cosmopolitan five-tower megaproject that will add close to 1,300 rental apartments along with shops and restaurants to a key corner along busy State Road 7. — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026

Peng has embraced a more public role than her predecessors, who rarely attended state visits and usually stayed in the background. — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026

Williams embraced Wimbledon’s all-white dress code in a custom Nike kit consisting of a mesh tank top and matching miniskirt, letting her glistening nails steal the show. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 24 Sep. 2026

But Godflesh never embraced pop song structures or melody in the same way as those that followed them, instead toying with musical form and resculpting the sound of heavy music into dystopic expressionism. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2026

Argentina also embraced psychoanalysis a long time ago, and it’s worked for us. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

Moore’s parents have embraced the talk of what could be ahead. — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026