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

Access to the private and quietly serene Regent Club, set at the top of the resort with an adults-only pool embracing the full panorama, is only included for villa and penthouse guests but is available as an add-on to suite bookings. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026

The two have now met several times in person, with the elder Michael embracing his new grandfather title. — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

Carnegie Mellon University Miami faculty and students will find themselves in a neighborhood that has already begun embracing technology alongside art. — Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

She is known for a practice embracing drawing, performance, sound, and video. — News Desk, Artforum, 29 Sep. 2026

The staple piece was especially popular during New York Fashion Week earlier this month, with stars including Kate Moss, Jordyn Woods and more embracing the classic shoe silhouette. — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

For her next lead role, Lindsay Lohan is embracing nostalgia with a very important DVD. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026

Ratajkowski later made their relationship Instagram official in February, sharing a photo of herself embracing Gavras in a carousel. — Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Los Angeles may still feel like summer but attendees from Charli xcx to Off Campus star Ella Bright are embracing the autumn equinox with aplomb. — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2026