EMBRACEMENT Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

embracement

noun

Definition of embracement

as in acceptance

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Recent Examples of embracement But Cygnet Infinity—which received gold at the Spirits Business’s Low & No Masters 2026 Awards—is less about abstinence than embracement. — Nick Scott, Robb Report, 19 Jan. 2026 That embracement has helped the military enlist between 128,000 and 190,000 new service members annually since the 1990s, even though some armed forces, especially the Army, have struggled to meet their recruiting goals in the past few years. — Jeremiah Favara, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025

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Noun

Should Israel fight to regain the world's acceptance or to increase their neighbors' deterrence?

— Daniel Estrin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
However, a rollout ceremony is one stage in a longer process that also includes acceptance, training, and operational preparation.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of acceptance

Noun

The greatest near-term threat to world order, then, is what might be called the Taiwanese chip crisis, in which Beijing mobilizes to take control of the island and the United States must choose between armed resistance and acquiescence.

— NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026
There are similar issues in competitive races in Kansas, Iowa and Ohio, where Republican acquiescence could hurt the party on Election Day as their constituents face factory layoffs, farm foreclosures and higher prices.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of acquiescence

Noun

Commentators appear to be expressing a rejection of progressive movements amid growing concerns over safety and security, giving approval to proposals to dramatically ramp up police and military presence to combat crime and drug trafficking.

— David Unsworth, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Looking just at Power Four teams in Texas, only Houston’s Willie Fritz and SMU’s Rhett Lashlee seem to have their fans’ full approval as coaches.

— Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of approval

Noun

In her lawsuit, Jane Doe accused the student of having sex with her without her consent alongside another fraternity member and later joining other men in snorting ketamine from her body.

— Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
In the Five Below case, prosecutors allege Eisenhard isolated a 19-year-old female coworker in a stockroom and touched her without her consent.

— Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

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