| Main Entry: | welcome |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | gladly received |
Synonyms: |
acceptable, accepted, agreeable, appreciated, cherished, congenial, contenting, cordial, delightful, desirable, desired, esteemed, favorable, genial, good, grateful, gratifying, honored, invited, nice, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, refreshing, satisfying, sympathetic, wanted |
Antonyms: |
displeasing, unacceptable, unwelcome |
| Main Entry: | welcome |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | greeting |
Synonyms: |
acceptance, entertainment, entrée, friendliness, handshake, hello, hospitality, howdy, key to the city, ovation, reception, red carpet, rumble*, salutation, salute, tumble* |
Antonyms: |
goodbye |
| Main Entry: | welcome |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | receive gladly |
Synonyms: |
accept, accept gladly, accost, admit, bid welcome, embrace, entertain, flag*, greet, hail, hug, meet, offer hospitality, receive, roll out red carpet, salute, show in, take in, tumble*, usher in |
Antonyms: |
reject, turn away |
| Main Entry: | accept |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | receive something given physically |
Synonyms: |
acquire, gain, get, obtain, secure, take, welcome |
| Notes: | accept is 'take or agree to' and except means 'exclude, leave out' |
Antonyms: |
deny, discard, refuse, reject |
| Main Entry: | accept |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | allow into group |
Synonyms: |
admit, receive, welcome |
Antonyms: |
blackball, decline, deny, reject |
| Main Entry: | acceptable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | satisfactory, agreeable |
Synonyms: |
A-OK, adequate, admissible, all right, average, big*, common, cooking with gas, cool*, copacetic, decent, delightful, fair, hep, hip*, hunky-dory, in the swim, kosher*, large, okay, on the ball, on the beam, passable, peachy keen, pleasant, pleasing, respectable, right on, standard, sufficient, swell*, tolerable, trendy, unexceptional, unobjectionable, up to code, up to snuff, welcome |
Antonyms: |
disagreeable, disturbing, unacceptable, unsatisfactory, unwelcome |
| Main Entry: | accommodate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make room, lodging available |
Synonyms: |
board, contain, domicile, entertain, furnish, harbor, hold, house, put up, quarter, receive, rent, shelter, supply, take in, welcome |
Antonyms: |
turn away, turn out |
| Main Entry: | accost |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | approach for conversation or solicitation |
Synonyms: |
address, annoy, bother, brace*, buttonhole, call, challenge, confront, cross, dare, entice, face, flag, greet, hail, proposition, run into, salute, welcome, whistle for |
Antonyms: |
avoid, dodge, evade, ignore, scorn, shun |
| Main Entry: | admission |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | entering or allowing entry |
Synonyms: |
acceptance, access, admittance, certification, confirmation, designation, door, entrance, entree, ingress, initiation, introduction, permission, reception, recognition, way, welcome |
Antonyms: |
denial, exclusion, expulsion, refusal |
| Main Entry: | agreeable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pleasing |
Synonyms: |
acceptable, dandy, delicious, delightful, enjoyable, fair, fine, gratifying, hunky-dory, mild, nice, peach, peachy*, pleasant, pleasurable, pleasureful, pussycat, ready, satisfying, spiffy, swell*, to one's liking, to one's taste, welcome |
Antonyms: |
disagreeable, discordant, distasteful, harsh, hateful, mean, nasty, offensive, unpleasant |