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

Shakira and Piqué welcomed Milan and Sasha in 2013 and 2015, respectively. — Emma Banks, InStyle, 19 July 2026

Otero Alcántara, co-founder of ‌Cuba’s opposition San Isidro Movement, was welcomed in Miami by a group of singing supporters and visited the National Shrine of Our Lady of Charity. — Reuters, NBC news, 19 July 2026

The Kansas City Royals welcomed the San Diego Padres to Kauffman Stadium on Friday night in both teams’ return to action following Major League Baseball’s All-Star break. — Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026

Riding a two-game winning streak into Friday night, AC Boise welcomed the Portland Hearts of Pine to the Treasure Valley for a regular-season home match — that’s Portland, Maine, and not Boise’s West Coast neighbors over in Oregon. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 18 July 2026

Her college professor set them up, and the pair has since welcomed two kids, son Aden and daughter Ariah. — Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026

That’s welcomed news for the Cubs rotation, which was decimated by injuries in the first half. — Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026

Three members of Haiti’s FIFA World Cup squad finally stepped foot in the Caribbean nation on Sunday, where they were welcomed by an enthusiastic crowd at Cap-Haïtien International Airport. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 5 July 2026

Activists welcomed Jin’s release but also remembered other church leaders still being held. — Didi Tang, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026