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

Louisville forward Flory Bidunga embraced his former Kansas teammate Tre White after the final horn of the Cardinals’ 89-83 exhibition victory over the Jayhawks on Wednesday night at Allen Fieldhouse. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026

Their banter with each other before singing, not to mention their duet itself, embraced the liveliness and feminine feminist-ness of that song. — Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

And when the gun went off for the women's varsity race, Bierer walked off the line toward her mother, Sheona, who embraced her tearful daughter. — Matt Calkins Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

The launch comes amid an ongoing, and often confusing, debate over the merits of tokenized deposits versus stablecoins, which are another form of dollar equivalents long embraced by the crypto industry. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

Musgraves has also gone totally barefoot on stage, a trend other artists have embraced like Hilary Duff and Raye. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026

That’s when critics embraced the picture, raising its profile. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2026

Once such fallacious arguments were enthusiastically embraced, the horror of the Shoah was not far distant. — Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026

Josh O’Connor has stepped out in a perfectly boxy and slouchy gray pinstriped suit, while Benito Skinner has embraced the timeless three-piece suit—only to ditch the blazer, throw it over his shoulders, and rock the vest. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026