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

Brokerage firms that embraced this new technology gave their traders and customers a unique advantage over competitors. — Brian Lund, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026

Despite the initial pushback by the federation, this new age of French basketball is now embraced. — Eden Laase, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

While some fans embraced the choice, others questioned why more obvious options such as Iron Man were left off the board. — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

At first, Ascherson was based in Bonn, the capital of the Federal Republic, where postwar Germans had, perhaps understandably, embraced a dull and conservative status quo. — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2026

The show definitely embraced this vision of an almost futuristic nirvana. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026

As a reinterpretation of one of Givenchy’s most beloved shoes, the Shark Pinch will likely continue to be embraced by the fashion set. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026

Warsh, despite his arrival as a disruptor of Fed protocol, embraced that summer-retreat spirit. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026

For three decades, in an increasingly noisy and stress-filled world, Miraval Arizona has embraced its philosophy of Life in Balance, pioneering the concept of transformative wellbeing through mindfulness. — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026