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

For over 70 years, the Cannes Lions festival has welcomed marketing and advertising suits to the South of France for a week of schmoozing and dealmaking. — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 24 Aug. 2026

Child safety advocates and some parents have welcomed age restrictions, while privacy groups say the rules can be cheated and that forcing users to supply identification raises privacy concerns. — ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson, who welcomed the town’s first data center in 2000, called the tax savings figure misleading. — Alex Nitkin, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

Leadership of any kind requires making tough decisions that may not be welcomed by everybody in the short term. — Roger Trapp, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

The couple welcomed their second child, a son named Maverick, this past April. — Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026

Long before she was welcomed into high-profile homes, Simpson discovered that caring for children came naturally. — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 22 Aug. 2026

Brady and ex, Bridget Moynahan, welcomed their son on August 22, 2007. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 22 Aug. 2026

The season also featured the franchise’s first all-disco Lip Sync Smackdown for the Crown and welcomed guest judges Kate Hudson, La Toya Jackson, Reneé Rapp and others to the panel. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 Aug. 2026