open arms

The phrase “open arms” has 3 syllables: o-pen arms

It's pronounced as /ˌoʊpən ˈɑrmz/


What is synonym and antonym for open arms?

In the thesaurus, “open arms” has 63 synonyms and 28 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for open arms along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for open arms

  • acceptance
  • access
  • accueil
  • adit
  • admission
  • admittance
  • affability
  • agreeability
  • agreeableness
  • amenity
  • amiability
  • amiableness
  • amity
  • approach
  • avenue
  • benevolence
  • camaraderie
  • comity
  • comradery
  • congeniality
  • congenialness
  • connection
  • contact
  • conviviality
  • cordial welcome
  • cordiality
  • cordialness
  • course
  • debut
  • door
  • embrace
  • entrance
  • entree
  • entry
  • friendliness
  • friendship
  • geniality
  • genialness
  • glad hand
  • goodwill
  • importation
  • in
  • incoming
  • induction
  • ingress
  • introduction
  • key
  • kindliness
  • kindness
  • neighborliness
  • open door
  • passage
  • path
  • pleasant reception
  • pleasantness
  • road
  • route
  • sociability
  • sociableness
  • warmth
  • way
  • welcome
  • welcome mat

Antonyms for open arms

  • aloofness
  • banishment
  • blackball
  • blackballing
  • brush-off
  • cold shoulder
  • coldness
  • conclusion
  • coolness
  • dislike
  • dismissal
  • egress
  • exit
  • hate
  • hatred
  • hostility
  • ill will
  • incompatibility
  • kiss-off
  • meanness
  • ostracism
  • outlet
  • prohibition
  • rebuff
  • rejection
  • repulse
  • silent treatment
  • snub

Example Sentences

  • They welcomed the new neighbors with open arms.
  • The returning soldier was greeted with open arms by his family.
  • She embraced the opportunity with open arms.
  • The community received the refugees with open arms.
  • He came back home to open arms after years abroad.

On this page you'll find 91 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to open arms, such as: acceptance, access, accueil, adit, admission, admittance, affability.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

access

  • accession
  • admission
  • admittance
  • agitation
  • approach
  • approval
  • attack
  • authorization
  • avenue
  • bout
  • brainstorm
  • breakdown
  • case
  • certification
  • collapse
  • connection
  • contact
  • convulsion
  • course
  • crash
  • door
  • doorway
  • drop in
  • eclampsia
  • encroach
  • enter
  • entrance
  • entree
  • entry
  • fit
  • frenzy
  • gate-crash
  • gateway
  • in
  • infiltrate
  • infringe
  • ingress
  • introduction
  • intrude
  • invade
  • key
  • open arms
  • open door
  • pang
  • paroxysm
  • passage
  • passport
  • path
  • penetrate
  • permission
  • pierce
  • prostration
  • qualification
  • recurrence
  • relapse
  • road
  • route
  • seizure
  • set foot in
  • siege
  • spasm
  • spell
  • step into
  • throe
  • ticket
  • trespass
  • turn
  • way
  • welcome mat

neighborliness

  • affability
  • affinity
  • agreeability
  • agreeableness
  • altruism
  • amenity
  • amiability
  • amiableness
  • amicableness
  • amity
  • benevolence
  • bonhomie
  • brotherhood
  • camaraderie
  • charity
  • civility
  • closeness
  • collegiality
  • comity
  • communion
  • community
  • companionship
  • company
  • comradery
  • comradeship
  • concord
  • congeniality
  • congenialness
  • conviviality
  • cordiality
  • cordialness
  • empathy
  • familiarity
  • fellowship
  • folksiness
  • friendliness
  • friendship
  • generosity
  • geniality
  • genialness
  • good vibrations
  • good-fellowship
  • goodwill
  • harmony
  • hitting it off
  • kindliness
  • kindness
  • nearness
  • open arms
  • philanthropy
  • pleasantness
  • rapport
  • rapprochement
  • same wavelength
  • selflessness
  • simpatico
  • sociability
  • sociableness
  • sympathy
  • togetherness
  • tolerance
  • unselfishness
  • warmth

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