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

The collection captures the energy and timeless appeal of Coca-Cola while embracing the colorful, whimsical aesthetic that is synonymous with Alice + Olivia. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026

Young audiences are embracing the ’00s as its own version of classic rock, while millennials who never lost the love have more spending money than ever. — Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2026

Stocks are surging after midterms brought a Democratic blue wave and options traders are responding by selling volatility and embracing a rotation away from big-tech trades. — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026

The Everyday Wide-Leg Pant in Tencel Cotton, $130 Kate Middleton is embracing the olive green color trend taking over fall. — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 4 Nov. 2026

But the fall and winter hair trends—with the help of Ortega—show a shift happening in the opposite direction, embracing a much more relaxed and carefree aesthetic. — María Diez, Glamour, 3 Nov. 2026

The image of him and catcher Jerry Grote embracing after the final out in the 1969 World Series will never be forgotten. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2026

Staying power will depend on whether shoppers keep embracing the understated look once the initial buzz fades. — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026

While the Lakers were embracing their new star — Walker Kessler had the best shooting night since Wilt Chamberlain by going 12 for 12 against the Golden State Warriors — the Sixers couldn’t even survive the national anthem with their new star. — Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026