| 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: | welcoming |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | approachable |
Synonyms: |
accessible, attainable, come-at-able, convenient, door's always open, getable, obtainable, reachable, responsive |
| 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: | 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: | appreciate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be grateful, thankful |
Synonyms: |
acknowledge, be appreciative, be indebted, be obliged, enjoy, flip over, freak out on, get high on, give thanks, groove on, welcome |
Antonyms: |
be critical, criticize, disparage, disregard, neglect, overlook |
| Main Entry: | befriend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make social acquaintance; support |
Synonyms: |
advise, aid, assist, back, benefit, buddy up, case out, come on to, cotton to, encourage, favor, get chummy with, get in with, help, hit it off, patronize, side with, stand by, sustain, take under one's wing, take up with, uphold, welcome |
Antonyms: |
ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | cordial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | friendly, sociable |
Synonyms: |
affable, affectionate, agreeable, amicable, buddy-buddy, cheerful, clubby, companionable, congenial, convivial, cozy, earnest, genial, glowing, gracious, happy, heart-to-heart, heartfelt, hearty, invigorating, jovial, mellow, neighborly, palsy-walsy, polite, red-carpet, responsive, sincere, social, sympathetic, tender, warm, warmhearted, welcoming, wholehearted |
Antonyms: |
aloof, cool, disagreeable, hostile, indifferent, inhospitable, uncordial, unfriendly, unpleasant, unsociable |
| Main Entry: | embrace |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | include in one's beliefs; take into account |
Synonyms: |
accept, accommodate, admit, adopt, avail oneself of, comprehend, comprise, contain, cover, deal with*, embody, enclose, encompass, espouse, get into, go in for, grab, have, incorporate, involve, make use of, provide for, receive, seize, subsume, take advantage of, take in, take on, take up, welcome |
Antonyms: |
disbelieve, distrust, exclude, reject, shun |