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embrace

/ɛmˈbɹeɪs/verb

To accept a new idea, change, or opportunity willingly and with enthusiasm.

Example sentences

  • “Many older workers have embraced remote work.”
  • “The town embraced the new bike lanes after a slow start.”
  • “She embraced the chance to study abroad.”

Common objects are change, technology, an idea, or a culture. Literally, to embrace someone is to hug them.

Synonyms for embrace

Antonyms

  • reject
  • resist

Related words

espouseTo support a belief, cause, or way of life and speak publicly in favor of it.ostracizeTo shut someone out of a group or society by ignoring them and refusing to have any contact with them.emergeTo come out from somewhere and become visible or known.embodyTo be a living or concrete example of an idea or quality; to give it a visible form.eminentWell known and highly respected; outstanding in some way.embellishTo add decoration to something to make it prettier, or to add extra details to a story.