Synonyms and Antonyms of embraces
1
to put one's arms around and press tightly
- upon being finally reunited, the overjoyed father embraced his son
clamps, clings, cradles, grabs, grips, holds
bosoms, embosoms, encircles, entwines, envelops, enwinds
folds, locks, twines, wraps
cuddles, fondles, nestles, nuzzles, pats, pets, snuggles, strokes
2
to surround or cover closely
- the stone walls that embrace the monastery serve to symbolize its function as a retreat from an unquiet world
bosoms, bowers, circumfuses, cocoons, embosoms, embowers, encloses (also incloses), encompasses, enfolds, enshrouds, enswathes, envelops, enwraps, invests, involves, laps, mantles, muffles, shrouds, swathes, veils, wraps
curtains, drapes
embeds (also imbeds), encases
swaddles
blankets, overlays, overspreads
camouflages, cloaks, disguises, masks
circles, encircles, enlaces, enwinds
3
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
domesticates, naturalizes
appropriates, arrogates, takes over, usurps
absorbs, assimilates, incorporates, quotes
cherishes, prizes, treasures
cultivates, follows, heeds, honors
uses, utilizes
brings up, fosters, nurtures, raises, rears
affects, assumes, copies, imitates, pretends, puts on, simulates
abandons, forsakes, gives up, relinquishes, surrenders
abjures, abnegates, disowns
rejects, renounces, repudiates, spurns
discards, jettisons, junks, throws away, throws out
4
to receive or accept gladly or readily
- the exchange student was gratified to be so quickly embraced by people of the small rural community
adopts, espouses, takes up
greets, hails
enjoys, likes, prefers
cherry-picks, chooses, culls, decides (on), elects, handpicks, names, opts (for), picks, selects, singles (out), takes
5
to have as part of a whole
- a course in social studies can embrace everything from sociology to civics and economics
comprises, consists (of)
brackets
has, holds, owns, possesses
admits, receives
composes, constitutes, forms, makes
assimilates, embodies, incorporates, integrates
bans, bars, debars, precludes, prevents, prohibits
denies, refuses, rejects
eliminates, excepts, rules out
loses, mislays, misplaces
6
to form a circle around
- a sleepy village embraced by low hills
circles, compasses, encircles, encloses (also incloses), encompasses, environs, girdles, girds, rings, surrounds, wreathes
