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embrace

[em-breys] / ɛmˈbreɪs /
VERB
hold tightly in one's arms
Synonyms
STRONGEST
grasp
STRONG
clasp clinch cling clutch cradle cuddle encircle enfold entwine envelop fold fondle grab grip hug lock nuzzle press seize snuggle squeeze wrap
WEAK
bear hug take in arms
Antonyms
STRONG
free give let go loose push away release uncover unfasten unwrap
WEAK
disbelieve distrust exclude reject shun
VERB
include in one's beliefs; take into account
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accept adopt deal with embody espouse have receive take advantage of take up welcome
STRONG
accommodate admit comprehend comprise contain cover enclose encompass grab incorporate involve seize subsume
WEAK
avail oneself of get into go in for make use of provide for take in take on
Antonyms
STRONGEST
exclude reject repudiate turn away
STRONG
free let go release
WEAK
disbelieve distrust shun
NOUN
hug
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hug squeeze

Example Sentences

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Vice President JD Vance announced in the midst of the war that he is publishing a book on his embrace of Catholicism called "Communion."

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Sooner or later we must stop believing in fairy tales and repeated broken promises, and embrace reality again.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

He added: "You can be stuck anywhere for years and years but there's nothing like your mind. Embrace your mind and embrace your thoughts."

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

This groundedness is what allows him to see past the “Chimerica” era of symbiotic embrace that defined the early 2000s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Poppet gives her an embrace before slipping out the door back into the hall.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.