WELCOMED Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

welcomed

verb

past tense of welcome

as in embraced

to receive or accept gladly or readily the eager recruits welcomed every new project with which they were presented

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Recent Examples of welcomed Kering, which welcomed veteran automobile executive Luca de Meo as chief executive officer in September 2025, seems in a mood to shake up the group’s creative ranks. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026 Superior performance on particular tasks should be welcomed, not treated as permission to abandon cognitive agency. — Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Every turn is unexpected and welcomed, and there’s a fireplace. — Nora Deligter, Curbed, 16 Oct. 2026 On October 15, Flow Space welcomed hundreds of attendees to its annual Women’s Health Summit for a day of conversations about the hottest topics in midlife women’s health. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 16 Oct. 2026 The Smithsonian National Zoo welcomed five cheetah cubs this month. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 16 Oct. 2026 Hilary Swank and Philip Schneider‘s family will continue growing, after the spouses welcomed twins in 2023. — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 The doors finally open Store Manager Patrick McGuinness welcomed customers pushing their shopping carts into the store while leading loud chants, such as spelling out Wegmans letter by letter. — Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026 However, the odds of Andrew being welcomed back into the fold with open arms are pretty slim. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 9 Oct. 2026

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Once such fallacious arguments were enthusiastically embraced, the horror of the Shoah was not far distant.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
Although dominated by Democrats, the California Legislature has hardly embraced a wealth tax, even for the ultra-rich.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of embraced

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The horrors at Requiem Haunted House, the largest indoor scare attraction in the Treasure Valley, begin as soon as you’re greeted at the door.

— Hali Smith October 17, Idaho Statesman, 17 Oct. 2026
The pope then walked outside greeted and waved at the crowd and shook hands of hospital staff lined up by car to see him off.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

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