EMBRACING Synonyms: 289 Similar and Opposite Words

embracing 1 of 2

adjective

as in encircling

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embracing

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verb

present participle of embrace

as in hugging

to put one's arms around and press tightly upon being finally reunited, the overjoyed father embraced his son

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as in wrapping

to surround or cover closely the stone walls that embrace the monastery serve to symbolize its function as a retreat from an unquiet world

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as in adopting

to take for one's own use (something originated by another) rap music came to be embraced by people who were far removed from the places where it originated

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as in welcoming

to receive or accept gladly or readily the exchange student was gratified to be so quickly embraced by people of the small rural community

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as in including

to have as part of a whole a course in social studies can embrace everything from sociology to civics and economics

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as in surrounding

to form a circle around a sleepy village embraced by low hills

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Recent Examples of embracing

Adjective

The saints’ days are celebrated, the great days of history are celebrated, and they’re celebrated with this sort of enormous exuberance and deep investment that is somehow very, very touching, very embracing, and very inclusive. — Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 2 Sep. 2025

Verb

Connecticut deserves credit for embracing decades of scientific research demonstrating that adolescent brains continue developing well beyond age seventeen. — Keith Wortz, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026 Beyond high vamps, fall 2026 footwear is embracing nostalgia and drama. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026 By the book’s end Yossarian finds his heroism, but not through embracing the war. — Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026 The glass look is coming back into style, too, with Apple embracing its Liquid Glass style everywhere. — Chris Hoffman, PC Magazine, 12 Aug. 2026 With its fourth chapter, Reacher goes full neo-noir, embracing the genre’s fatalistic, gloomy approach while staying true to its action roots. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2026 Ultimately, Blake’s advice is for the person to focus on things within their control, such as embracing healthy habits, aiming for stability and building a community. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026 This summer, cool guys are embracing bags, from the huge to the itty bitty. — Ashley Fetters Maloy, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2026 To be sure, plenty of AI startups are embracing the 9-9-6 work culture that often filters out most people with loved ones to spend time and care for. — Christine Haughney Dare-Bryan, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for embracing

Adjective

The system, which serves 100,000 residents in Iowa City and its surrounding, mostly rural communities, typifies the challenges most libraries face.

— Adeel Hassan, New York Times, 18 May 2026
Since then, the bustling market serves the surrounding and significant Latino community and others.

— Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 26 Sep. 2025

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Verb

The dress in question was an inky black number that featured a delicate lace bodice, a super plunging neckline with a layer of sheer fabric, a figure-hugging silhouette, and an opaque floor-grazing skirt.

— Christina Perrier, InStyle, 14 Aug. 2026
On the final day of shooting, Chandrasekhar remembered that everyone was hugging each other goodbye.

— Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026

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Surveillance footage shows Ruis snatching the $275 bauble, which was attached to a $3,500 Alo Odyssey duffel bag, and wrapping it in a tissue before stuffing it into his pocket, according to a criminal complaint and law enforcement sources.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
What Roth is troubleshooting is a 35-pound humanoid sculpture emerging out the back of the dress and wrapping its arms around Roth’s upper body—a faceless specter looming over him that one armchair critic likens to something from Spirit Halloween.

— Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026

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Many departments across South Florida are adopting AI tools, and some intentionally are not, but the Palm Beach Police Department seems to be on the leading edge of how the technology is being used in law enforcement.

— Laurie Mermet, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2026
The gap between adopting AI and governing it runs in both directions.

— TerDawn DeBoe, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of adopting

Verb

When it was forced to admit the Aptoide store under the terms of the ruling, Google didn’t exactly put up a banner welcoming third-party app stores.

— Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026
Kevin, the United States of America looks forward to welcoming you HOME.

— Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of welcoming

Verb

The house sells most of its Champagne in European markets, including Britain, Belgium, Italy and Spain, as well as in West Africa, with smaller volumes going to the United States and Asia, Bonnet-Gobillard said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Hernandez was released the same day on a $50,000 personal recognizance bond with certain conditions, including not to operate any boats or vessels.

— Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of including

Verb

The zoning resolution for the Manhattanville extension explicitly forbids encircling any of the outdoor spaces with gates or fences.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 19 Aug. 2026
Finding a planet-forming disk of gas and dust encircling all three stars in a system is very rare, and finding a disk consisting of three rings with misaligned orbits is even stranger.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of encircling

Adjective

Znotins acknowledges that the airline makes prices for those non-connecting trips expensive to discourage non-connecting customers from booking them.

— Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Gateway is modified to first repair the old 1910 tunnel immediately and construct a more economical new tunnel (without expensive and unneeded bench walls and cross-connecting passageways) and link it directly into Penn Station.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2026

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