Synonyms for embrace
ɛmˈbreɪsem·brace

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1. embrace

   To caress is less than to embrace; more dignified and less familiar than to fondle. A visitor caresses a friend's child; a mother fondles her babe. Fondling is always by touch; caressing may be also by words, or other tender and pleasing attentions.

   See synonyms for AFFRONT.

   Synonyms:
   caress, coddle, court, flatter, fondle, kiss, pamper, pet

   Preposition:
   Caressed by or with the hand; caressed by admirers, at court.

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1. embrace

   Synonyms:
   clasp, comprehend, include, hug, comprise, contain, close, embody, incorporate

   Antonyms:
   exclude, reject, except

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.3 / 3 votes

1. embrace, embracing, embracementnoun

   the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)

   Synonyms:
   embracement, bosom, embracing

2. embracenoun

   the state of taking in or encircling

   "an island in the embrace of the sea"

   Synonyms:
   embracement, bosom, embracing

3. embrace, bosomverb

   a close affectionate and protective acceptance

   "his willing embrace of new ideas"; "in the bosom of the family"

   Synonyms:
   heart, bosom, boob, knocker, embracement, tit, embracing, titty, breast

4. embrace, encompass, comprehend, coververb

   include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory

   "This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds"; "this should cover everyone in the group"

   Synonyms:
   wrap up, compass, get over, hug, insure, plow, espouse, enshroud, dig, compensate, breed, encompass, shroud, continue, sweep up, treat, hatch, adopt, report, extend, cut across, brood, squeeze, deal, grasp, incubate, underwrite, overcompensate, address, spread over, hide, get the picture, traverse, apprehend, pass over, bosom, comprehend, handle, perceive, overlay, cover, savvy, cross, cut through, grok, get across, cover up, track

5. embrace, hug, bosom, squeezeverb

   squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness

   "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"; "He hugged her close to him"

   Synonyms:
   hug, twitch, espouse, rack, pressure, encompass, thrust, press, gouge, sweep up, adopt, force, shove, twinge, compress, tweet, contract, compact, extort, stuff, squeeze, squash, bosom, pinch, wring, hale, mash, coerce, comprehend, cover, wedge, squelch, constrict, crush

6. espouse, embrace, adopt, sweep upverb

   take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own

   "She embraced Catholicism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith"

   Synonyms:
   adopt, hook up with, acquire, marry, sweep, cover, get hitched with, dramatize, wed, hug, take up, comprehend, assume, get married, embroil, take in, encompass, follow, squeeze, sweep up, conjoin, bosom, take, take over, dramatise, drag in, borrow, espouse, take on, drag, tangle

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1. • Clasp
   • Include
   • Inclusion

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1. embraceverb

   Synonyms:
   clasp (in the arms), hug

2. embraceverb

   Synonyms:
   welcome, seize, accept, lay hold on

3. embraceverb

   Synonyms:
   comprehend, include, cover, contain, comprise, enclose, encompass, encircle, embody, take in

4. embracenoun

   Synonyms:
   hug, clasp

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "embrace":

   kiss, adopt, kissing, encompass, behold, accept, hug, cover, include

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1. Casey Sixkiller:

   The only thing the Seattle City Council has accomplished by defunding the police is make Seattle less safe, the City Council’s reckless embrace of a slogan rather than a plan has resulted in every category of crime increasing by double digits, a record number of shootings, and 250 cops leaving Seattle.

2. Goa Kerle:

   The best advice there is, Shun falsity, embrace the truth.

3. Steve Maraboli:

   Embrace your spirituality but don't turn your back on your humanity."

4. Mike Senerchia:

   In order to be the person you want to be, you must embrace the experiences that have shaped you,and welcome the challenges that face you .

5. Eman Joharjy:

   They reflect freedom and the willingness to embrace life and make it easy for the modern woman, besides, women love color.