embraces

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

Example Sentences

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This season’s theme is “The Gang Embraces the Corporate Era,” a fitting one considering the times we’re living in, where money rules everything.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025

It is part of a larger effort called "Mexico Embraces You", a government-wide campaign to welcome citizens who may be deported from the US and help them reintegrate in their home country.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2025

There was only one movie, "Broken Embraces," where I was not a mother.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2022

Cruz’s last collaboration with her mentor, Broken Embraces, ended with a scene restaged from Women on the Verge.

From Time • Jun. 27, 2013

Normand stepp'd before us, and discover'd who we were, at which they came upon us all at once, and had like to have smother'd us with Embraces.

From The Travels and Adventures of James Massey by Patot, Simon Tyssot de