Synonyms of embracing

embracing 1 of 2

adjective

as in encircling

Related Words

• encircling
• surrounding
• connecting
• joined
• bounding
• communicating
• connected
• attached
• enclosing
• linked
• united
• marginal
• peripheral
• rimming
• tangential
• interconnecting
• circumjacent
• fencing
• encompassing
• closest
• joining
• approximate
• nearest
• nearby
• next-door
• tangent
• immediate
• ambient
• nigh
• adjacent
• near
• touching
• contiguous
• adjoining
• juxtaposed
• close
• abutting
• flanking
• neighboring
• fringing
• conterminous
• verging
• skirting
• bordering
• flush

Dissimilar Words

• discrete
• separate
• isolated
• single
• apart
• detached
• unconnected
• disconnected
• noncontiguous
• removed
• isolate
• unattached
• distant
• free-standing
• unlinked
• nonadjacent
• remote
• far
• away
• farthest
• divided
• discontinuous
• resolved
• split
• broken up
• parted
• severed
• far-off
• dissociated
• uncoupled
• divorced
• ramified
• noncontinuous
• faraway
• disunited
• sundered
• disjoined
• dissevered
• unyoked

embracing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of embrace

1

as in hugging

to put one's arms around and press tightly

upon being finally reunited, the overjoyed father embraced his son

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hugging
• clasping
• clinging
• cradling
• enfolding
• grasping
• grabbing
• wrapping
• holding
• crushing
• bear-hugging
• straining
• enclasping
• encircling
• enveloping
• patting
• clamping
• snuggling
• gripping
• locking
• folding
• entwining
• stroking
• twining
• cuddling
• fondling
• bosoming
• nuzzling
• enwinding
• petting
• embosoming
• nestling

2

as in wrapping

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

• wrapping
• enveloping
• shrouding
• enclosing
• encompassing
• encasing
• enfolding
• involving
• cocooning
• draping
• embedding
• enshrouding
• encircling
• mantling
• muffling
• enwrapping
• veiling
• swathing
• lapping
• embowering
• investing
• bowering
• bosoming
• embosoming
• enswathing
• cloaking
• circumfusing
• circling
• disguising
• swaddling
• curtaining
• blanketing
• overlaying
• camouflaging
• masking
• overspreading
• enwinding
• enlacing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exposing
• stripping
• baring
• denuding

3

as in adopting

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

• adopting
• borrowing
• assimilating
• cultivating
• espousing
• utilizing
• following
• incorporating
• imitating
• taking up
• taking on
• using
• copying
• honoring
• absorbing
• usurping
• appropriating
• cherishing
• picking up on
• raising
• quoting
• fostering
• domesticating
• heeding
• nurturing
• taking over
• affecting
• treasuring
• simulating
• naturalizing
• arrogating
• pretending
• assuming
• prizing
• rearing
• bringing up
• putting on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abandoning
• relinquishing
• forsaking
• surrendering
• giving up
• rejecting
• disowning
• renouncing
• repudiating
• spurning
• discarding
• abjuring
• jettisoning
• abnegating
• throwing away
• throwing out
• junking

4

as in welcoming

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

• welcoming
• enjoying
• greeting
• hailing
• adopting
• liking
• eating (up)
• drinking (in)
• lapping (up)
• choosing
• preferring
• espousing
• selecting
• taking
• taking up
• picking
• electing
• naming
• culling
• deciding (on)
• singling (out)
• opting (for)
• handpicking
• cherry-picking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejecting
• refusing
• declining
• turning down
• passing up
• spurning
• objecting (to)
• balking (at)
• throwing over
• demurring (to)

5

as in including

to have as part of a whole

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• including
• encompassing
• involving
• containing
• carrying
• entailing
• subsuming
• comprehending
• comprising
• numbering
• taking in
• receiving
• incorporating
• possessing
• having
• owning
• consisting (of)
• admitting
• embodying
• integrating
• holding
• forming
• constituting
• composing
• bracketing
• assimilating
• making

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• excluding
• leaving (out)
• preventing
• omitting
• prohibiting
• denying
• rejecting
• precluding
• refusing
• banning
• eliminating
• barring
• missing out
• excepting
• losing
• debarring
• ruling out
• misplacing
• mislaying

6

as in surrounding

to form a circle around

a sleepy village embraced by low hills

Synonyms & Similar Words

• surrounding
• encircling
• encompassing
• circling
• enclosing
• ringing
• environing
• girding
• girdling
• wreathing
• circumscribing
• compassing
• walling
• entrenching
• besieging
• swarming
• closing in
• fencing (in)
• besetting
• investing
• hemming (in)
• cordoning (off)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of embracing

Adjective

The saints’ days are celebrated, the great days of history are celebrated, and they’re celebrated with this sort of enormous exuberance and deep investment that is somehow very, very touching, very embracing, and very inclusive. — Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 2 Sep. 2025

Verb

Angelina Jolie is embracing the art of stepping back as her six children forge identities and ambitions of their own. — Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

The actress is expecting her third child with husband Adam Shulman and has been embracing maternity fashion. — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2026

At the same time that audiences are embracing big blockbusters on the biggest screens, the theatrical industry has also seen a return of moviegoers for smaller-budget and genre films. — Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026

In terms of preparing, in terms of embracing the work, in terms of telling stories and taking on character, being in service of something bigger than myself — so much of that, for me, was informed by my time playing sports. — David Katz, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

For his third showing in the space, Lauren is embracing the gallery’s beauty of architecture and light as a canvas to showcase the lineup. — Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026

Let’s be specific about developing junior talent while embracing the deep expertise of experienced employees, finding ways to learn from each other and compound our strengths. — Neda Nia, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026

The audiences are full of all kinds of people singing along, embracing songs on Dreamsicle even without much airplay or traditional support. — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2026

Gulf News describes young people embracing sourdough baking alongside knitting, embroidery, gardening and sewing as part of grandmacore. — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026