embraced
The word “embraced” has 2 syllables: em-braced
It's pronounced as /ɛmˈbreɪst/
What is synonym and antonym for embraced?
In the thesaurus, “embraced” has 154 synonyms and 43 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for embraced along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for embraced
- absorbed
- admitted
- adopted
- affected
- appropriated
- arrogated
- assimilated
- assumed
- bear-hugged
- beset
- besieged
- blanketed
- borrowed
- bosomed
- bowered
- bracketed
- brought up
- camouflaged
- carried
- cherished
- cherry-picked
- chose
- circled
- circumfused
- circumscribed
- clamped
- clasped
- cloaked
- closed in
- clung
- cocooned
- compassed
- composed
- comprehended
- comprised
- constituted
- contained
- copied
- cradled
- crushed
- cuddled
- culled
- cultivated
- curtained
- disguised
- domesticated
- draped
- elected
- embedded
- embodied
- embosomed
- embowered
- encased
- encircled
- enclasped
- enclosed
- encompassed
- enfolded
- enjoyed
- enlaced
- enshrouded
- enswathed
- entailed
- entrenched
- entwined
- enveloped
- environed
- enwound
- enwrapped
- espoused
- folded
- followed
- fondled
- formed
- fostered
- girded
- girdled
- girt
- grabbed
- grasped
- greeted
- gripped
- had
- hailed
- handpicked
- heeded
- held
- honored
- hugged
- imbedded
- imitated
- inclosed
- included
- incorporated
- integrated
- intrenched
- invested
- involved
- lapped
- liked
- locked
- made
- mantled
- masked
- muffled
- named
- naturalized
- nestled
- numbered
- nurtured
- nuzzled
- overlaid
- overspread
- owned
- patted
- petted
- picked
- picked up on
- possessed
- preferred
- pretended
- prized
- put on
- quoted
- raised
- reared
- received
- ringed
- selected
- shrouded
- simulated
- snuggled
- strained
- stroked
- subsumed
- surrounded
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- swarmed
- swathed
- took
- took in
- took on
- took over
- took up
- treasured
- twined
- used
- usurped
- utilized
- veiled
- walled
- welcomed
- wrapped
- wreathed
Antonyms for embraced
- abandoned
- abjured
- abnegated
- banned
- bared
- barred
- debarred
- declined
- denied
- denuded
- discarded
- disowned
- eliminated
- excepted
- excluded
- exposed
- forsook
- gave up
- jettisoned
- junked
- lost
- mislaid
- misplaced
- missed out
- omitted
- passed up
- precluded
- prevented
- prohibited
- refused
- rejected
- relinquished
- renounced
- repudiated
- ruled out
- spurned
- stripped
- stript
- surrendered
- threw away
- threw out
- threw over
- turned down
Meanings of embraced
- verb
- To clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.
- To seize (something) eagerly or with alacrity; to accept or take up with cordiality; to welcome.
- To submit to; to undergo.
- To encircle; to enclose, to encompass.
- To enfold, to include (ideas, principles, etc.); to encompass.
- To fasten on, as armour.
- To accept (someone) as a friend; to accept (someone's) help gladly.
- To attempt to influence (a court, jury, etc.) corruptly; to practise embracery.
Example Sentences
- She embraced her friend tightly after years apart.
- The community embraced the new environmental policies quickly.
- He embraced the opportunity to work abroad with enthusiasm.
- The company embraced innovation to improve its products.
- They embraced the challenges and turned them into successes.
On this page you'll find 197 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to embraced, such as: abandoned, abjured, abnegated, absorbed, admitted, adopted, affected.
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Related Words
backed
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