Synonyms of welcomed

welcomed

verb

past tense of welcome

as in embraced

to receive or accept gladly or readily

the eager recruits welcomed every new project with which they were presented

Synonyms & Similar Words

• embraced
• greeted
• enjoyed
• hailed
• liked
• adopted
• drank (in)
• ate (up)
• lapped (up)
• preferred
• chose
• selected
• took up
• espoused
• picked
• elected
• took
• decided (on)
• named
• culled
• opted (for)
• handpicked
• singled (out)
• cherry-picked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refused
• rejected
• declined
• spurned
• balked (at)
• turned down
• passed up
• objected (to)
• threw over
• demurred (to)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of welcomed

Projects that communities had originally welcomed were suddenly met with fierce opposition, and companies had to improve. — Neil Chatterjee, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Cavanagh also welcomed so far holding Peacock’s subscriber base at around 48 million over the last two quarters amid rate increases. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026

His March 2021 trade to the Portland Trail Blazers didn’t sever a strong connection to the Toronto fan base, which welcomed him back warmly. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

In that time, all the Gulf’s major finance hubs — Abu Dhabi, Doha, Dubai, and Riyadh — have welcomed new investors including Advent, Bain Capital, Capital Group, Man Group, and Singapore’s Temasek. — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026

The team, Darfur United, was outscored 39-0 in its two games in Ostersund, Sweden, but most of the players chose to stay in Ostersund rather than return to their camps and were welcomed by the Swedish government. — Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

The news was welcomed by transit advocates at Riders Alliance. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026

Commissioner Roger Goodell said this week the NFL welcomed an investigation into the Eagles’ handling of Hurts’ blood clots after the players’ union asked for one. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Kering, which welcomed veteran automobile executive Luca de Meo as chief executive officer in September 2025, seems in a mood to shake up the group’s creative ranks. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026